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REGULATIONS 


FOR   THE 


UNIVERSITY   OF   ALABAMA, 


AT 


TUSCALOOSA. 


WITH 


AN    APPENDIX,! 

CONTAINING 

EXTRACTS    FROM    THE   ARMY    REGULATIONS,    AND    FROM 
THE   RULES   AND   ARTICLES   OF  WAR. 


NASHVILLE,    TENN.: 
PRINTED   AT   THE 

SOUTHERN    METHODIST    PUBLISHING    HOUSE. 

1861. 


: 


7^-  ■  • 


CONTENTS. 


PAGE 

Article  I,  Organization n i 11 

II.  Admission  of  Cadets 17 

III.  Uniform,  Furniture,  Etc 23 

IV.  Accounts 25 

V.  Course  of  Instruction t m 2G 

VI.  Classification  of  Cadets  and  Manner  of  Instruc- 
tion    40 

VII.  General  Examinations 41 

VIII.  Merit  and  Conduct  Rolls t 42 

IX.  Leaves  of  Absence 43 

X.  Library 40 

XI.  Discipline 50 

XII.  Miscellaneous .... 60 

XIII.  Regulations  for  the  Interior  Police  and  Discip- 

line of  the  University 62 

XIV.  APPENDIX.— Extracts  from  the  General  Rf.o  - 

lations  of  the  Confederate  States  Army,  am> 
from  the  Rules  and  Articles  oF  War 91 


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Headquarters  University  of  Alabama,  •» 
July,  1861.  } 


Order  ) 

No. .  I 


The  following  revised  Regulations,  having  been 
adopted  by  the  Board  of  Trustees,  by  the  authority 
vested  in  them  by  law,  shall  be  in  full  force  on  and 
after  the  1st  day  of  August,  1861. 

By  order  of  the  Board  of  Trustees : 
L.  C.  Garland, 

Superinterident  University  Alabama. 


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Crttdm. 


His  Excellency  the  Governor  of  Alabama,  In- 
spector, ex  officio Marion, 

L.  C.  GARLAND,  President  of  the  University,  ex  officii 


CIO. 


JUDGES    OF   THE    SUPREME    COURT,  ex  officio. 

Hon.  A.  J.  WALKER Talladega. 

Hon.  GEORGE  W.  STONE HavnevUle 

Hon.  R.  W.  WALKER Florence. 

CIRCUITS.  TERM    ExplREg 

1.  E.  PORTER  KING Marion 1861 

2.  FRANCIS  BUGBEE Montgomery 1865* 

3.  JOHN  J.  ORMOND Tuscaloosa... 1865' 

3.  NEWBERN  H.  BROWNE Tuscaloosa 1863 

3.  WILLIAM  S.  MUDD Elyton 1865 

3.  JOHN  S.  STORRS Shelby  co 1865* 

4.  JOHN  N.  MALONE Athens 186l' 

5.  S    S.   SCOTT Huntsville 1865*. 

6.  PERCY  WALKER Mobile 1863 

7.  M.   L.  STANSEL Carrollton 1863.' 

8.  EDWARD  C.  BULLOCK Eufaula 1865 

9.  WILLIAM  C.  MclVER Macon  co 1865* 

10.  WILLIAM  H.  FORNEY Jacksonville 1863" 

11.  FELIX  TAIT Wilcox  co. 1861. 

EXECUTIVE    COMMITTEE. 

His  Excellency  the  Governor  of  Alabama,  Chairman 
JOHN  J.  ORMOND, 
NEWBERN  H.  BROWNE 
WILLIAM  S.  MUDD, 
JOHN  S.  STORRS. 

SECRETARY  AND  TREASURER. 

GEORGE  BENAGH. 


FISCAL   AGENT. 

HENRY  A.  SNOW. 


IPHilsrg  anh  %  tub  trait  Staff. 


COLLEGIATE    DEPARTMENT. 
LANDON  C.  GARLAND,  LL.D., 

President,  and  Professor  of  Menial  and  Moral  Science. 

Rev.  JOHN  W.  PRATT,  M.  A., 

Professor  of  Logic,  Rhetoric,  and  Oratory. 

GEORGE  BENAGH,  M.  A., 

Professor  of  Natural  Philosophy  and  Astronomy, 

ANDRE  DELOFFRE,  M.A., 

Professor  of  Modern  Languages. 

WILLIAM  S.  WYMAN,  M.A., 

Professor  of  the  Latin  and  Greek  Languages* 

CALEB  HUSE, 

Professor  of  Chemistry,  Mineralogy,  and  Geology. 

JAMES  T.  MURFEE, 

Professor  of  Pure  Mathematics,  and  Civil  and  Military  Engineering. 

WILLIAM  J.  VAUGHN,  M.  A., 

Tutor  in  Ancient  Languages. 


Prof.  DELOFFRE,  Librarian. 


MILITARY    DEPARTMENT 
L.  C.  GARLAND, 

Superintendent  of  the  Corps  of  Cadets. 

Col.  C.  HUSE,  C  S.  A., 

Commandant  of  the  Corps  of  Cadets. 

Major  J.  T.  MURFEE, 

Assistant  Commandant. 

Capt.  C.  L.  LUMSDEN, 

Adjutant,  and  Assistant  Instructor  in  Tactics. 

Capt.  J.  H.  MORRISON, 

Assistant  Instructor  in  Tactics. 


SYNOPSIS  OF  THE  COURSE  OF  STUDIES 


AT   THE 


UNIVERSITY  OF  ALABAMA. 


The  course  of  instruction  in  the  University  is  dis- 
tributed into  nine  Departments,  and  each  Depart- 
ment into  three  classes,  as  exhibited  in  the  following 


general  scheme  : 


STUDIES    PURSUIT). 


DEPARTMENTS. 

CLASS  I. 

CLASS   II. 

(LASS   [II. 

Mental  and  Moral 

Political       Econ- 

Constitutional 

Philosophy. 

omy. 

Law. 

Logic,  &c 

Analysis  of  Eng- 

Rhetoric; Compo- 

Advanced   Logic 

lish  Language ; 

sition  and  Ora- 

and    Rhetoric; 

Elementary  Lo- 

tory. 

Criticism. 

gic;      Elemen- 

tary course   in 

Rhetoric      and 

Composition. 

Horace  ;       Latin 
Composition  ; 

Tacitus;    Cicero; 
Terence;  Latin 

Cicero;  Quintil- 
ian :      Seneca ; 

Latin  Prosody. 

Composition. 

Plautus. 

M'Clintock's    1st 
book  in  Greek : 

Demosl  henes ; 

Sopbocles ;  Ho- 

Plato: ZBschylus; 
Euripides:  1  ir'k 

Xenophon;  He- 

mer: Gr'k  Com- 

Literature. 

rodotus:  Greek 

position;    Gr'k 
Prosody. 

Composition. 

Modern  Languages. 

French  Grammar 

Spanish       Gram- 

French or  Span- 

and Reader. 

mar  and  Read- 

ish Literature. 

Pure  Mathematics.. 

Geometry;   Alge- 

er. 
Trigonometry; 

Higher  Algebra; 

bra. 

Mensuration ; 
Surveying;Nav- 

Calculus. 

igation;        I>e- 

* 

scriptive  Geom- 

etry; Analytical 

Geometry. 

Natural  Philosophy 

Experimental 

Molecular  forces 

Mathematical 

laws  of  equilib- 

andAstronomy. 

principles  of 
Mechanics  and 

rium   and    mo- 

tion, applied  to 

Astronomy. 

solids,    liquids, 

and  airs. 

CnEMISTRY,  &C 

Experimental 
course  on  Eeat; 

Mineralogy    and 

Geology. 

Applied  Chem- 
istry. 

Electricity; 

(  liiinistry. 

Military 

Tactics. 

Civil      Engineer- 
ing. 

Military        Engi- 

10  REGULATIONS   FOR  THE 

All  the  classes  are  formecj  on  the  15th  day  of  Oc- 
tober, and  prosecute  their  work  independently  of 
each  other  to  the  close  of  the  scholastic  year. 

Parents  or  Guardians  of  Cadets  may  select  the 
course  of  study  which  they  desire  their  sons  or  wards 
to  pursue,  or  may  leave  the  selection  to  the  Cadet 
himself:  provided, 

1.  That  his  previous  attainments  warrant  his  en- 
tering upon  the  studies  selected. 

2.  That  he  have  at  least  nine  recitations  a  week. 

3.  That  if  he  shall  burden  himself  by  under- 
taking too  many  studies,  the  Superintendent  may 
require  him  to  discontinue  a  portion  of  them. 

All  of  the  studies  of  the  University,  with  the  ex- 
ception of  those  of  the  Military  Department,  may 
be  completed  in  the  space  of  five  years,  by  any  stu- 
dent of  average  capacity  and  industry,  and  the  work 
of  the  classes  has  been  arranged  with  reference  to 
this  rate  of  progress. 

But  there  is  nothing  to  prevent  an  earlier  com- 
pletion of  the  course  by  those  who  are  capable  of  so 
doing. 

Each  Cadet  will  make  known  to  the  Superin- 
tendent, at  such  time  and  in 'such  manner  as  the 
Superintendent  shall  prescribe,  the  departments 
which  have  been  selected  for  him ;  and  he  will  be 
assigned  to  those  departments,  if,  upon  examination, 
he  is  reported  prepared  by  the  examining  officer. 
If  a  Cadet  is  found  to  be  unprepared  to  enter  the 
departments  selected,  then  he  will  choose  others,  or 
the  Superintendent  will  assign  him  to  such  studies 
as,  in  his  judgment,  he  shall  deem  most  suitable. 


UNIVERSITY   OF   ALABAMA.  11 

ARTICLE   I. 

ORGANIZATION. 

1.  A  permanent  Superintendent,  appointed  by 
the  Board  of  Trustees,  will  have  the  immediate 
government  of  the  Institution,  and  be  held  respon- 
sible for  its  correct  management.  He  will  direct 
the  Academic  duties ;  and  all  officers — Academic 
officers,  Professors,  Assistant  Professors,  Instructors, 
and  Cadets — shall  be  under  his  command.  He  will 
render  all  estimates  and  communications  to  the 
Board  of  Trustees,  and  report  to  the  Governor  of 
the  State,  on  or  before  the  1st  day  of  October  of 
each  year,  the  number  of  Officers,  Cadets,  and  other 
persons  on  duty  at  the  Institution,  with  a  full  re- 
turn of  the  number  and  condition  of  the  public 
arms,  and  other  property  deposited  at  the  Univer- 
sity. 

2.  The  Superintendent,  and  other  Officers  and 
Professors,  will  be  required  to  give  to  the  Board  of 
Trustees  six  months  previous  notice  before  resigna- 
tion. 

3.  The  Officers,  Professors,  and  Assistant  Profes- 
sors, shall  receive  every  mark  of  respect  to  which 
their  rank  and  office  may  entitle  them,  respectively; 
but  no  Officer,  Professor,  Assistant  Professor,  or 
Teacher  shall  receive  any  fee,  present,  or  reward, 
from  any  Cadet  of  the  University. 

4.  The  Officers  shall  rank  according  to  Military 
grade ;  the  Professors  according  to  date  of  Academic 
appointment. 


12  REGULATIONS    FOR   THE 

5.  All  the  pupils  shall  be  styled  Cadets.  The 
Superintendent  is  authorized  to  detail  as  many 
Cadets  as  "Acting  Assistant  Professors"  as  may  be 
required,  and  the  appointment  shall  be  considered 
an  honorable  distinction. 

6.  An  Academic  Board  for  the  transaction  of  busi- 
ness shall  be  constituted  as  follows :  The  Superin- 
tendent, and  other  Professors  of  each  separate  de- 
partment, of  which  the  Superintendent  shall  be 
President. 

7.  During  the  examination  of  any  class  or  section, 
the  immediate  instructor  shall  act  as  a  member  of 
the  Board. 

8.  Any  member  of  the  Military  or  Academic  Staff, 
not  a  member  of  the  Board,  may  be  required  by  the 
Superintendent,  in  the  name  of  the  Board,  to  attend 
its  meetings,  and  to  give  any  information,  or  to  ex- 
press an  opinion,  but  not  to  vote  in  the  decisions  of 
the  Academic  Board. 

9.  A  member  of  the  Academic  Staff  shall  be 
designated  by  the  Superintendent  as  Secretary  of 
the  Academic  Board,  by  whom  its  proceedings  shall 
be  fully  and  fairly  transcribed. 

10.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Academic  Board  to 
recommend  for  purchase  all  such  books,  maps, 
models,  and  apparatus,  as  may  be  required  for  pur- 
poses of  instruction  ;  to  examine  Cadets  and  decide 
on  their  merits,  and  recommend  to  the  Board  of 
Trustees  such  as  are  qualified  to  receive  diplomas. 

11.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  each  member  of  the 
Academic  Board  to  keep  a  note  of  the  examination 


UNIVERSITY    OP   ALABAMA.  13 

of  each  Cadet,  and  vote  upon  the  merits  of  every 
Cadet  when  the  class-standing  is  assigned. 

12.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Superintendent  at 
each  annual  examination  to  lay  before  the  Board  of 
Trustees  a  table  showing  the  class-marks  and  num- 
ber of  absences  from  recitation  of  each  Cadet  in 
each  department  of  instruction,  indicating  in  such 
table  the  names  of  those  Cadets  deemed  by  their 
Professor  of  doubtful  proficiency.  Any  of  those 
Cadets  passing  an  unsatisfactory  examination  shall 
be  pronounced  deficient. 

13.  No  Cadet  offering  for  graduation,  pronounced 
deficient  by  the  Academic  Board,  shall  receive  a 
diploma. 

14.  A  Commandant  of  Cadets,  appointed  by  the 
Board  of  Trustees,  and  commissioned  a  Colonel  by 
the  Governor  of  the  State,  shall  have  command  of 
the  corps  of  Cadets.  The  Commandant  will  be 
held  responsible  for  the  proper  instruction  of  the 
corps  in  infantry  and  artillery  drill,  for  the  proper 
arrangement  of  all  military  duties,  and  for  the  per- 
formance of  those  duties  by  the  Cadets. 

15.  The  Commandant  shall  be  the  instructor  of 
the  Cadets  in  infantry  and  artillery  tactics,  and  such 
other  military  branches  as  shall  be  prescribed  by 
the  Board  of  Trustees. 

16.  A  Treasurer  shall  annually  be  appointed  by 
the  Board  of  Trustees,  with  such  compensation  as 
they  may  deem  sufficient,  who  shall  give  bond  and 
security  for  the  faithful  performance  of  his  duty. 

All  funds  belonging  to  the  University  and   all 


14  REGULATIONS   FOR   THE 

deposits  made  on  account  of  the  Cadets  shall  be 
deposited  with  a  Fiscal  Agent,  to  the  credit  of  the 
Treasurer  of  the  University,  the  certificates  of 
deposit  being  filed  in  the  Superintendent's  office. 
The  Treasurer  shall  keep  separate  accounts  with 
the  various  departments  of  the  University  and 
Cadets,  and  all  debts  and  credits  to  these  accounts 
shall  be  made  upon  the  order  of  the  Superintend- 
ent. 

No  money  shall  be  drawn  from  the  funds  of  the 
University,  or  from  the  deposits  of  the  Cadets,  but 
upon  the  order  of  the  Superintendent,  and  a  check 
drawn  by  the  Treasurer  and  countersigned  by  the 
Superintendent.  The  Treasurer's  account  shall  be 
subject  to  the  revisal  and  approval  of  the  Superin- 
tendent. He  shall  make  a  monthly  balance-sheet, 
showing  the  condition  of  the  Treasury,  for  the  use 
of  the  Superintendent.  He  shall  make  an  abstract 
of  all  cash  payments  made  on  account  of  the  Cadets, 
for  the  use  of  the  officers  charged  with  keeping  the 
check-books  of  the  Cadets.  He  shall  return  to  the 
Superintendent  on  the  15th  of  June,  annually,  all 
receipts  for  payments  made  on  account  of  Cadets, 
lie  shall  make  annually  a  detailed  report,  to  be  laid 
before  the  Superintendent,  setting  forth  all  pay- 
ments and  receipts  on  account  of  the  University — 
separating,  in  distinct  accounts,  those  belonging  to 
the  University  proper,  the  Quartermaster,  Commis- 
sary, etc.,  with  the  necessary  vouchers — and  make 
such  a  consolidated  exhibit  as  shall  show  the  actual 
condition  of  the  public  funds. 


UNIVERSITY   OF   ALABAMA.  15 

17.  The  Quartermaster,  who  shall  be  appointed 
annually  by  the  Board,  shall  have  in  charge  the 
supplies  furnished  to  the  Cadets,  and  shall  issue 
them  upon  orders  given  by  the  Superintendent,  at 
prices  fixed  by  the  Board  of  Trustees.  He  shall 
keep  correct  accounts  of  all  supplies  which  he  may 
receive,  and  of  all  articles  furnished  to  the  Cadets, 
separating  in  both  accounts  the  several  species  of 
articles.  He  shall  keep  an  account  against  the 
Treasurer,  in  which  he  shall  charge  that  officer  with 
all  the  articles  delivered  to  the  Cadets,  at  their 
proper  prices,  and  shall  enter  therein  all  proper 
credits  to  the  Treasurer  which  may  arise  in  the 
department.  He  shall  annually  prepare  a  detailed 
report  of  his  transactions  for  the  preceding  year, 
together  with  an  inventory  of  the  property  remain- 
ing in  his  hands,  and  its  cost,  to  be  laid  before  the 
Board  of  Trustees  by  the  Superintendent. 

18.  A  Commissary  of  Subsistence  shall  be  an- 
nually appointed  by  the  Board  of  Trustees,  with 
such  compensation  as  they  may  deem  sufficient, 
whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  receive  all  supplies  of 
provisions,  etc.,  furnished  for  the  Steward's  depart- 
ment, issue  them  upon  requisition  made  by  the 
Steward  and  countersigned  by  the  Superintendent. 
He  shall  keep  accurate  accounts  of  all  expenses  of 
the  Steward's  department,  and  make  a  quarterly 
statement  thereof  to  the  Superintendent,  He  shall 
annually  make  a  detailed  report  of  the  operations 
of  his  department  for  the  preceding  year,  to  be  laid 
before  the  Board  of  Trustees  by  the  Superintend- 


16  REGULATIONS   FOR   THE 

ent,  together  with  an  inventory  of  the  property  on 
hand,  and  its  value. 

19.  A  Steward  shall  be  annually  appointed  by  the 
Board  of  Trustees,  with  such  compensation  as  they 
may  deem  sufficient,  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  see 
that  the  provisions  furnished  by  the  Commissary  of 
Subsistence  are  properly  cooked  and  served  up. 
He  shall  make  weekly  requisitions  upon  the  Com- 
missary for  the  necessary  supplies  for  the  Mess 
Hall,  and  be  held  accountable  for  them.  He  shall 
be  responsible  for  the  public  property  belonging  to 
the  Mess  Hall,  see  that  the  servants  attached  thereto 
discharge  their  duties,  and  keep  the  Mess  Hall  and 
all  its  appurtenances  at  all  times  in  a  thorough 
state  of  police.  Should  any  provisions  furnished 
by  the  Commissary  be  unsound  or  unfit  for  use,  he 
shall  impiecliately  report  the  fact  to  the  Board  of 
Survey.  He  shall  report  all  violations  of  the  Mess 
Hall  regulations  comins;  under  his  observation  and 
control  to  the  Commandant  of  Cadets. 

20.  Three  senior  officers,  next  in  rank  to  the 
Superintendent,  shall  constitute  a  Board  of  Survey, 
whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  inspect  all  provisions 
reported  unsound  by  the  Steward,  make  regular 
visitations  of  the  Mess  Hall  by  a  detail  of  one  of 
its  members,  and  report  to  the  Superintendent  such 
modifications  in  the  existing  regulations  as  experi- 
ence may  dictate  for  the  order  of  the  Hall  and  for 
the  comfort  of  the  Cadets. 

21.  The  Superintendent  shall  keep  a  register,  in 
which  shall  be  recorded  the  name  of  every  Cadet  as 


UNIVERSITY   OF   ALABAMA.  17 

soon  as  lie  shall  enter  the  University,  with  his  age, 
and  the  county  from  which  he  may  come. 

22.  A  Surgeon  shall  he  appointed  for  the  Univer- 
sity by  the  Board  of  Trustees  at  their  annual  meet- 
ing. He  shall  hold  his  office  one  year;  shall  be 
subject  to  removal  for  cause  at  any  time  by  the 
Board,  and  in  this  case  the  Board  so  removing  shall 
appoint  another  for  the  residue  of  the  term.  lie 
shall  promptly  and  faithfully  attend  in  person  upon 
the  Cadets  at  the  University  whenever  called  upon 
professionally  for  that  purpose  by  any  of  the  officers 
of  the  University ;  shall,  at  the  requisition  of  the 
commanding  officer,  make  a  careful  examination 
into  and  report  in  writing  upon  the  health  of  any 
Cadet  who,  complaining  of  sickness,  may  ask  on 
that  account  to  be  relieved  from  any  of  his  duties ; 
and  he  shall  generally  do  whatever  is  proper  to  be 
done  b}7  him  as  health  officer  of  the  Institution. 
For  the  services  so  rendered  in  person,  unless  him- 
self sick,  and  then  by  some  competent  physician  at 
his  expense,  he  shall  receive  in  full  compensation 
the  payment  of  a  salary  agreed  upon  between  him- 
self and  the  Board. 


ARTICLE  II. 

ADMISSION     OF    "CADETS. 

23.  All  applications  for  admission  into  the  Uni- 
versity of  Alabama  as  Cadets  shall  be  addressed  to 
the  Superintendent,  accompanied  by  written  testi- 


18  REGULATIONS   FOR    THE 

monials  of  fair  moral  character,  and  of  the  claims 
and  other  qualifications  of  the  applicant,  on  or 
before  the  1st  of  July  in  each  year ;  and  the  candi- 
dates appointed  by  the  Board  will  be  required  to 
repair  to  Tuscaloosa,  and  report  themselves  in 
person  to  the  Superintendent  on  the  day  designated 
in  the  letter  of  appointment. 

24.  Admission  will  not  be  allowed  at  any  other 
time,  except  to  fill  vacancies  occasioned  by  death, 
resignation,  or  dismissal,  or  when  the  candidate 
may  have  been  prevented  by  sickness  or  other 
unavoidable  cause  from  reporting  himself  at  the 
time  mentioned  in  the  previous  regulation :  in 
which  case  he  shall  be  examined  as  soon  after  he 
has  so  reported  himself  as  may  be  convenient. 

25.  Each  candidate,  before  he  is  admitted  into 
the  University  as  a  Cadet,  must  have  a  good  know- 
ledge of  English  Grammar,  Geography,  and  Arith- 
metic. 

Additional  requirements  are  necessary  to  admis- 
sion into  certain  departments,  as  follows,  viz. : 

Department  of  Latin. — Latin  Grammar,  including 
Prosody;  Arnold's  First  Latin  Book;  Caesar's  Com- 
mentaries, four  Books ;  Virgil's  Bucolics  and  six 
Books  of  ^Eneid;  Cicero,  six  Orations. 

Department  of  Greek. — Greek  Grammar;  McClin- 
tock's  First  Book;  Jacob's  Greek  Reader;  and  two 
Books  of  Xenophon's  Anabasis. 

Department  of  Mathematics. — Arithmetic;  Algebra. 

Department  of  Natural  Philosophy. — Algebra ;  Geo- 
metry; Trigonometry;  Analytical  Geometry. 


UNIVERSITY   OF   ALABAMA.  19 

Department  of  Ethics. — English  Analysis ;  Logic ; 
Rhetoric. 

26.  Candidates  for  admission  into  any  department 
will  be  examined  by  the  officer  in  charge  of  the 
same,  and  assigned  to  such  a  position  as  he  may 
deem  best  for  the  interests  of  the  applicant. 

27.  No  Cadet  shall  be  admitted  into  the  Univer- 
sity proper  under  fifteen  years  of  age,  or  who  may 
bring  with  him  at  the  time  of  presenting  himself 
any  disorder  of  an  infectious  or  immoral  character. 

28.  The  term  of  service  of  Cadets  shall  not  be 
less  than  one  year ;  and  each  Cadet,  when  he  enters 
the  University,  shall  subscribe  in  a  book,  to  be 
kept  for  that  purpose,  the  following  matriculation 
promise  : 

I  hereby  engage  to  serve  as  a  Cadet  in  the  Alabama 
Corps  of  Cadets,  for  the  term  for  which  I  have  entered, 
and  I  promise  on  honor,  so  long  as  I  remain  a  member 
thereof,  to  obey  all  legal  orders  of  the  constituted  authori- 
ties of  the  University,  and  to  discharge  all  my  duties  as 
a  Cadet  with  regularity  and  fidelity. 

29.  The  three  students  from  each  county  of  the 
State  provided  for  by  law  shall,  upon  the  recom- 
mendation of  the  Superintendent  of  the  Public 
Schools,  or  of  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees 
from  the  district  in  which  he  lives,  make  application 
and  receive  appointments  as  State  Cadets. 

30.  The  State  Cadets  shall  constitute  a  guard  for 
the  protection,  during  the  furlough  mouths,  of  the 
arms,  equipments,  camp  equipage,  military  stores, 


20  REGULATIONS   FOR   THE 

and  other  public  property  on  deposit  at  the  Uni- 
versity. 

31.  The  preceding  clause,  however,  is  not  to  be 
construed  as  relieving  any  Cadet  whatsoever  from 
the  liability  of  being  detailed  on  this  duty,  at  the 
discretion  of  the  commanding  officer. 

32.  The  State  Cadets  shall  have  the  following 
dues  commuted :  tuition,  fuel,  rent  of  furniture, 
use  of  library,  servant's  hire,  and  will  be  boarded 
at  the  expense  of  the  University  during  the  fur- 
lough months,  while  serving  as  members  of  the 
guard. 

Sons  of  the  officers  and  employees  may  be  re- 
leased from  the  payment  of  tuition  fees,  and  may 
be  allowed  to  board  with  their  parents,  provided 
they  live  within  the  prescribed  limits  of  the  Uni- 
versity. 

33.  If,  after  the  appointment  of  a  State  Cadet,  it 
should  appear  that  his  parent  or  guardian  is  able  to 
support  him  as  a  pay  Cadet,  he  shall  be  immediately 
transferred  to  this  class  of  Cadets,  and  his  vacancy 
filled  in  accordance  with  the  regulations. 

34.  No  Cadet  discharged  from  the  University 
shall  be  reappointed  or  restored  under  any  circum- 
stances, unless  application  is  made  to  the  Board  of 
Trustees  to  reconsider  his  case,  and  it  can  be  clearly 
shown  that  his  case  was  misunderstood. 

35.  No  student  under  sentence  of  suspension, 
dismission,  or  expulsion  from  any  other  Institution 
shall  be  received  as  a  Cadet  or  student  of  the  Uni- 
versity, unless  in  such  cases  as  may  seem  to  the 


UNIVERSITY   OF   ALABAMA.  21 

Board  of  Trustees  to  form  proper  exceptions  to 
this  rule. 

36.  When  an  applicant  shall  be  selected  for  ad- 
mission, his  selection  shall  be  immediatel}7  com- 
municated to  him  by  the  President  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  together  with  such  of  the  regulations  as 
relate  to  admission. 

37.  No  married  person  will  be  appointed  as  a 
Cadet  at  the  University  ;  and  if  any  Cadet  shall  be 
married  while  there,  such  marriage  shall  be  con- 
sidered as  equivalent  to  a  resignation,  and  he  will 
leave  the  Institution. 

38.  Each  selected  candidate  will  be  required  to 
bring  with  him,  or  provide  before  his  admission, 
the  following  articles : 

Mattrass  for  a  single  Bed. 
1  pair  of  heavy  Blankets. 

1  Comfort. 

2  pairs  of  Sheets. 

3  Pillow-Cases. 
1  Pillow. 

1  Military  Overcoat,  (uniform.) 

1  Military  Dress  Cap. 

1  Roll  of  Webbing,  (white.) 

1  Hair-Brush. 

2  Combs,  (one  fine,  one  coarse.) 
1  Clothes  Broom. 

Shaving  Apparatus. 

1  dozen  Towels. 

2  Clothes-Bags,  (white.) 
2  pairs  Monroe  Shoes. 


22  REGULATIONS   FOR   TIIE 

2  pairs  Berlin  Gloves. 

7  Shirts. 

1  dozen  pairs  Socks. 

6  Pocket  Handkerchiefs. 

8  pairs  White  Pantaloons,  (satin  drilling.) 

The  board,  washing,  fuel,  and  lights,  and  mathe- 
matical instruments,  will  be  furnished  by  the  Uni- 
versity. 

39.  Each  Cadet  will  be  required  to  deposit  semi- 
annually in  advance  with  the  Treasurer  a  sum  suffi- 
cient to  cover  his  expenses  for  six  months ;  and 
npon  the  failure  of  any  Cadet  to  make  the  deposits 
above  mentioned  for  the  space  of  six  weeks  after 
the  time  required,  such  Cadet  shall  be  required  to 
withdraw,  at  the  discretion  of  the  Superintendent. 

40.  The  Superintendent  shall  make  all  contracts 
on  behalf  of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  and  for  the 
Cadets,  for  supplying  the  Cadets  with  board,  fuel, 
lights,  washing,  and  other  necessary  articles ;  and 
in  no  case  will  it  be  allowable  for  a  pay  Cadet  to 
pay  a  larger  sum  for  boarding  than  is  paid  for  the 
State  Cadets. 

41.  All  money  for  the  use  of  the  Cadets  must  be 
remitted  directly  to  the  Superintendent.  Any 
Cadet  who  shall  violate  this  regulation,  or  whose 
parent  or  guardian  shall  pay  any  debt  contracted 
by  him  during  his  connection  with  the  University, 
and  in  violation  of  its  rules,  shall  be  subject  to  im- 
mediate discharge. 

42.  For  all  expenses  except  those  denominated 
"Fixed  Expenses,"  every  Cadet  leaving  the  Uni- 


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UNIVERSITY   OP  ALABAMA.  2 

versity  before  the  expiration  of  the  period  for  which 
he  has  made  an  advance,  shall  receive  the  unex- 
pended balance.     The  "  Fixed  Expenses"  are : 

Tuition                  for  Scholastic  Year,  $52  00 

Washing  "  "  «  24  00 

Fuel  and  Lights  "  "  "  20  00 

Medical  Fee  "  "  "  5  00 

Use  of  Furniture    "  "  "  g  00 

Music  Fee  "  "  <<  5  00 

Servants'  Fee  "  «  "  4  00 


ARTICLE  III. 

UNIFORM,    FURNITURE,  ETC. 

43.  Each  Cadet  shall  keep  himself  supplied  at 
all  times,  in  addition  to  the  articles  of  clothing 
which  he  is  required  to  bring  with  him,  with  the 
following,  viz.  : 

44.  One  light  gray  cloth  coatee,  with  three  rows 
of  eight  gilt  bullet  buttons  in  front,  and  blind  but- 
ton holes  of  black  silk  cord,  in  the  herring-bone 
form,  with  a  festoon  turned  at  the  back  cud;  a 
standing  collar,  trimmed  with  black  silk  braid,' to 
fit  the  neck,  and  to  hook  in  front— a  bullet  button 
on  each,  side,  with  a  blind  button-hole,  like  the 
foregoing;  cuff  four  inches  wide,  to  be  indented 
with  three  bullet  buttons,  and  cord-holes  likewise 
on  each  sleeve,  in  the  centre  of  which  is  to  he  in- 
serted the  lower  button;  the  bottom  of  the  breast 
and  hip  buttons  to  range;  similar  cord-holes  to  pro- 


24  REGULATIONS    FOR   THE 

ceed  from  three  buttons  placed  lengthwise  on  the 
skirts,  with  three  buttons  down  the  plaits. 

45.  One  surtout  coat  of  gray  cloth,  of  same  color 
as  coatee,  sufficiently  long,  with  cape  attached,  and 
reaching  to  button  of  sleeve. 

4G.  Two  white  vests  for  summer,  single-breasted, 
standing  collar,  sword  flaps  over  pockets.  Two 
pairs  of  gray  pantaloons,  for  winter,  with  a  black 
cloth  stripe,  one  and  a  half  inch  wide,  down  outer 
seam.  Eight  pairs  plain  white  drilling  pantaloons, 
for  summer. 

47.  Two  fatigue  jackets,  for  summer,  with  stand- 
ing collar,  small  button  on  each  side,  and  eight 
similar  ones  down  the  front. 

48.  One  dress  and  one  forage  cap,  of  such  pat- 
terns as  shall  be  prescribed  by  the  Superintendent. 

49.  One  black  stock,  two  sets  white  belts,  two 
inches  wide,  and  one  account-book. 

50.  The  dress  of  the  Superintendent,  to  be  worn 
when  on  duty,  to  be  a  frock-coat  of  dark  blue 
cloth,  double-breasted,  two  rows  of  gilt  buttons, 
eight  in  each  row.  In  winter,  blue  cloth  vest,  sin- 
gle-breasted.    Pants  of  dark  blue  cloth. 

51.  The  dress  of  the  Officers,  which  shall  always 
be  worn  on  duty,  to  be  that  which  shall  be  pre- 
scribed for  the  Corps  of  Engineers  of  the  Confede- 
rate States  Army,  except  the  button,  which  shall  be 
that  of  the  State  of  Alabama. 

52.  The  dress  of  the  Professors,  to  be  worn  like- 
wise when  on  duty,  to  be  a  frock-coat  of  dark 
blue  cloth,  single-breasted,  one  row  of  eight  gilt 


UNIVERSITY   OF   ALABAMA.  25 

buttons  in  front;  standing  collar,  to  hook  in  front, 
with  one  hook,  and  slope  backwards  and  upwards 
from  the  hook;  vest  of  blue  cloth,  single-breasted, 
one  row  of  eight  small  gilt  buttons ;  pants  of  dark 
blue  cloth,  the  button  to  be  that  of  the  militia  of 
the  State  of  Alabama. 

53.  All  articles  of  uniform  clothing  and  equip- 
ments shall  be  made  in  strict  conformity  to  patterns 
prescribed,  and  of  material  approved  by  the  Super- 
intendent. 

54.  ~No  other  dress  than  that  which  is  prescribed 
shall  be  worn  by  the  Cadets,  or  be  kept  in  their  pos- 
session. 

55.  Each  Cadet  will  unite  with  his  room-mates  in 
purchasing  any  articles  necessary  for  the  common 
use  of  all  the  occupants  of  his  room. 

56.  Every  Cadet  is  prohibited  to  sell  or  otherwise 
dispose  of  his  clothing,  books,  or  any  other  articles 
which  he  may  have  purchased  for  his  own  use, 
without  permission. 


ARTICLE  IV. 

ACCOUNTS. 

57.  No  Cadet  shall  contract  an}T  debt  without 
permission  of  the  Superintendent. 

58.  Every  Cadet  shall  keep  a  book,  in  which  shall 
be  charged  every  article  he  may  purchase.  This 
book  shall  be  examined  by  the  Superintendent. 

59.  No  Cadet  shall  obtain  from  the  Superintend- 


26  REGULATIONS   FOR  THE 

ent  an  order  for  goods  or  money,  unless  there  be  a 
balance  due  said  Cadet  in  the  hands  of  the  Trea- 
surer equal  to  the  amount  of  such  order. 

60.  The  Treasurer  shall  keep  an  account  open 
with  each  Cadet  for  whom  money  shall  have  been 
deposited  in  his  hands,  in  which  he  shall  be  credited 
with  the  sums  so  deposited,  and  charged  with  the 
sums  paid  to  his  creditors,  and  for  such  disburse- 
ments proper  receipts  shall  be  taken  by  the  Trea- 
surer, and  kept  on  file  in  his  office. 

61.  Any  Cadet  shall  be  permitted  to  inspect  his 
accounts,  and  the  public  records,  on  application  for 
that  purpose,  during  office  hours. 

ARTICLE  V. 

COURSE   OF   INSTRUCTION. 

62.  The  studies  which  shall  be  pursued,  and  the 
instruction  which  shall  be  given  at  the  University 
of  Alabama,  are  comprised  under  the  following  ten 
Departments,  viz. : 

I.  Ethics. 
II.  Logic,  Rhetoric,  and  Oratory. 

III.  Natural  Philosophy  and  Astronomy. 

IV.  Chemistry,  Mineralogy,  and  Geology. 
V.  Latin. 

VI.  Greek. 

VII.  Modern  Languages. 
VIII.  Mathematics. 
IX.  Tactics. 
X.  Military  and  Civil  Engineering. 


UNIVERSITY   OF   ALABAMA.  27 

ETHICS. 

63.  The  first  class  in  this  department  studies  Mental 
and  Moral  Philosophy ;  the  second,  Political  Econ- 
omy and  the  Philosophy  of  the  Social  Relations; 
and  the  third,  Constitutional  Law,  with  special  ref- 
erence to  the  Constitution  of  the  Confederate  States, 
and  that  of  the  State  of  Alabama. 

The  mode  of  instruction  in  this  department  is  by 
text-books  and  lectures,  upon  which,  as  well  as  upon 
certain  portions  of  standard  authors  previously  indi- 
cated, the  pupils  are  frequently  and  rigidly  ex- 
amined. For  the  purpose  of  cultivating  the  power 
of  analysis,  and  of  forming  the  habit  of  readily  de- 
livering their  thoughts,  they  are  required,  at  these 
examinations,  to  reproduce,  without  the  aid  of  ques- 
tions, all  that  is  material  in  the  lectures  and  in  the 
books  referred  to. 

Books  Recommended. — Menial  Philosophy.  Text- 
Book,  Haven.  Books  of  Reference — Locke,  Reid, 
Stewart,  Brown,  Cousin,  Hamilton. 

Moral  Philosophy. — Text-Book,  Alexander.  Books 
of  Reference — Jouftroy,  Stewart,  Brown,  Price, 
Butler,  Mcintosh,  Wayland,  Winslow. 

Political  Economy. — Text-Book,  Wayland.  Books 
of  Reference— Smith,  Say,  McCulloch,  Mill,  Chal- 
mers. 

Constitutional  Laic. — Books  of  Reference — The 
Federalist,  The  Writings  of  John  Adams,  Jefferson, 
Madison,  Calhoun,  and  the  Selected  Debates  of  the 
United  States  Senate. 


28  REGULATIONS   FOR   THE 

For  admission  into  this  department,  the  studies  of 
the  first  class  in  the  Department  of  Rhetoric  are 
required. 


LOGIC,  RHETORIC,  AND  ORATORY. 

64.  To  enter  any  of  the  classes  in  this  department, 
the  study  of  the  following  text-books  is  recom- 
mended : 

Greene's  Introduction  to  English  Grammar, 
Greene's  Elements  of  English  Grammar,  Quacken- 
bos's  First  Book  in  Composition. 

In  one  class  the  Analysis  of  the  English  Language, 
Punctuation,  Elementary  Rhetoric,  and  Elementary 
Logic,  are  the  subjects  upon  which  instruction  is 
given.  The  text-books  used  in  this  class  are  Greene's 
Analysis,  Quackenbos's  Second  Book  in  Composi- 
tion and  Rhetoric,  and  Whately's  Easy  Lessons  on 
Reasoning.  • 

Another  class  in  this  department  studies  Logic 
and  Rhetoric  in  connection  with  Lectures  on  these 
subjects  by  the  Professor.  Standard  authors  are 
referred  to  in  every  lecture,  and  recitations  upon 
these  and  upon  the  lectures  are  required  every 
week. 

The  following  list  comprises  those  books  of  refer- 
ence which  each  student  in  this  class  ought  to  pos- 
sess : 

Thompson's  Outline  of  the  Laws  of  Thought,  Sir 
"William  Hamilton's  Lectures  on  Logic  and  Meta- 
physics, Campbell's  Philosophy  of  Rhetoric,  Whate- 


UNIVERSITY   OF   ALABAMA.  29 

ly's  Rhetoric,  Day's  Art  of  Rhetoric,  and  Cicero  De 
Oratore. 

Exercises  in  compositions  weekly,  formal  essays, 
written  orations,  and  occasional  forensic  disputa- 
tions, constitute  a  part  of  the  regular  duties  of  this 
class.  Each  member  of  this  class  should  have  the 
following  hooks  to  equip  him  for  these  exercises : 
"Worcester's  Quarto  Dictionaiy,  Roget's  Thesaurus 
of  English  Words,  Whately's  Synonyms. 

Another  class  in  this  department  attends  lectures 
on  Criticism  and  ./Esthetics. 

The  works  referred  to  in  this  course  of  lectures 
are  too  numerous  to  mention  here.  Students  in  this 
class  are  expected  to  digest  and  compare  the  teach- 
ings of  different  authors,  to  apply  principles  in  the 
criticism  of  English  Prose  and  Poetry,  and  to  en- 
gage in  independent  researches  upon  all  the  subjects 
discussed  in  the  Lecture-Room. 

The  final  examination  of  this  class  will  create  a 
necessity  for  an  accurate  acquaintance  with  all  the 
subjects  pertaining  to  this  department. 

Regular  exercises  in  declamation  will  be  performed 
by  all  the  classes  in  this  department. 

Candidates  for  admission  into  this  department 
will  be  examined  on  Reading,  Writing,  Spelling, 
English  Grammar,  and  Geography. 

NATURAL   PHILOSOPHY  AND   ASTRONOMY. 

65.  The  First  Class  in  Natural  Philosophy  is  oc- 
cupied throughout  the  year  with  the  laws  of  Equilib- 


30  REGULATIONS   FOR   THE 

rium  and  Motion,  as  applied  to  Solids,  Liquids,  and 
Airs.  The  topics  introduced  in  this  connection  vary 
from  year  to  year,  and  embrace  such  as  the  Centre  of 
Gravity,  Friction,  Strength  and  Stress  of  Materials, 
Theory  of  Machines,  the  Pendulum,  the  Barometer, 
the  Laws  of  Gravitation,  Hydraulic  and  Pneumatic 
Engines,  etc.,  etc. 

The  Second  Class  in  Natural  Philosophy  and 
Astronomy,  to  which  the  studies  of  the  preceding 
class  are  preliminary,  commences  with  the  Theory 
of  Undulation,  and  after  having  completed  the  sub- 
jects of  Acoustics  and  Light,  both  common  and 
polarized,  spends  the  remainder  of  the  year  in  the 
study  of  Astronomy. 

To  these  two  classes  instruction  is  conveyed,  for 
the  most  part,  through  lectures,  reference  being 
constantly  had  to  good  manuals,  supposed  to  be  in 
the  hands  of  the  students,  and  the  principles  of  the 
different  subjects  being  established  by  such  methods 
as  require,  on  the  part  of  the  student,  a  familiar  ac- 
quaintance with  the  principles  of  Algebra,  Geometry, 
Plane  Trigonometry,  and  Analytical  Geometry. 

The  general  Philosophical  apparatus  of  the  Uni- 
versity is  good,  especially  its  apparatus  for  the  de- 
termination and  illustration  of  the  laws  of  Optics ; 
and  its  Astronomical  Observatory  is  fitted  up  with 
instruments  amply  sufficient  for  all  the  purposes  of 
instruction. 

The  Third  Class  in  Natural  Philosophy  and  As- 
tronomy, in  addition  to  the  ordinary  course  in 
Mathematics,  is  supposed  to  be  also  acquainted  with 


UNIVERSITY   OF   ALABAMA.  31 

the  doctrines  of  the  Higher  Algebra  and  the  Cal- 
culus. It  is  wholly  engaged  in  the  study  of  the 
Mathematical  principles  of  Mechanical  Philosophy 
and  Astronomy.  The  students  of  the  class  have 
free  access  to  the  Observatory,  and  will  devote  a 
laro-e  share  of  their  attention  to  the  subjects  of  Kau- 
tical  and  Spherical  Astronomy. 

Text-Boohs.  —  Mechanics  —  Smith  or  Bartlett ; 
Acoustics— Bartlctt;  Light— Jackson  ;  Astronomy 
— Gummere  ;  Pratt's  Mechanical  Philosophy  ;  Bart- 
lett's  or  Loomis's  Spherical  Astronomy. 


CHEMISTRY,  MINERALOGY,  AND  GEOLOGY. 

66.  Class  I.  The  studies  of  this  class  during  the 
year  will  include  the  subjects  of  Heat,  Electricity, 
and  Chemistry— which  will  be  taken  up  in  the  order 
named. 

The  leading  facts  and  principles  of  each  science 
will  be  brought  forward  in  a  series  of  lectures,  illus- 
trated by  specimens  and  experiments. 

Recitations  upon  the  subject-matter  of  the  pre- 
ceding lectures  will  be  heard  at  stated  intervals. 
Text-books,  as  such,  will  not  be  used,  but  works 
will  be  recommended  to  students  as  desirable  to  be 
read  in  connection  with  the  course  of  lectures. 

Class  II.  This  class  will  study  Mineralogy  dur- 
ing the  first  term,  and  Geology  during  the  second 
and  third. 

The  system  of  instruction  will,  as  in  Class  L,  in- 


32  REGULATIONS   FOR  THE 

elude  elementary  courses  of  lectures,  illustrated  by 
the  University  collections  of  minerals,  rocks,  and 
fossils,  and  regular  recitations.  Books  will  be  re- 
commended as  aids  to  students  following  the  lec- 
tures. 

Students  desiring  to  enter  this  class  are  not  re- 
quired to  pass  a  previous  examination  upon  the 
studies  of  Class  I. 

Class  III.  This  class  may  be  viewed  as  the  com- 
plement of  Class  I. — pursuing  the  same  studies  and 
at  the  same  time,  but  taking  them  up  in  a  more  ex- 
tended form,  and  with  special  attention  to  the  prac- 
tical application  of  the  general  principles  which 
have  been  previously  examined.  Thus,  such  sub- 
jects as  the  Steam  Engine,  (under  Heat,)  Electrotype 
and  the  Electric  Telegraph,  (under  Electricity,)  and 
the  various  arts  and  manufactures  with  which 
Chemistry  is  intimately  concerned,  may  in  this  class 
be  studied  more  thoroughly  than  time  will  permit 
in  the  more  general  course  of  Class  I. 

To  students  thus  advanced,  special  facilities  may 
also  be  granted  for  the  examination  of  the  University 
collections  and  apparatus. 

The  Chemical  Laboratory  is  well  furnished  with 
apparatus  and  chemicals,  both  for  the  purposes  of 
illustration  and  scientific  research. 

The  Geological  Cabinet  contains  valuable  suites 
of  specimens  illustrative  of  Mineralogy,  Geology, 
and  Palaeontology. 


UNIVERSITY   OF   ALABAMA.  33 

LATIN. 

67.  The  First  Class  in  Latin,  with  three  exercises 
per  week,  studies  : 

In  the  first  term — The  Satires  of  Horace  and 
Latin  Exercises. 

In  the  second  term — The  Epistles  of  Horace 
and  Latin  Exercises. 

In  the  third  term — The  Odes  of  Horace  and 
Latin  Exercises. 

For  admission  into  this  class,  the  student  must 
pass  an  approved  examination  in  Latin  Grammar, 
(Andrews  and  Stoddard,)  including  Latin  Prosody ; 
Arnold's  First  Latin  Book,  (Ilarkness;)  four  books 
of  Caesar's  Gallic  War,  (Spencer;)  the  Bucolics,  and 
six  books  of  the^Eneid  of  Virgil,  (Frieze;)  the  four 
orations  of  Cicero  against  Catiline ;  the  oration  in 
favor  of  the  Poet  Archias ;  and  the  oration  in  favor 
of  the  Manilian  Law,  (Johnson.) 

The  Second  Class  in  Latin,  with  three  exercises 
per  week,  studies : 

In  the  first  term — Cicero  de  Senectute,  and  De 
Amicitia,  and  Latin  Composition,  (Arnold.) 

In  the  second  term — Histories  of  Tacitus,  ami 
Latin  Composition,  (Arnold.) 

In  the  third  term — Satires  of  Juvenal,  and  Latin 
Composition,  (Arnold.) 

For  admission  into  this  class,  the  student  must 
pass  an  approved  examination  both  in  the  prepara- 
tory studies  and  in  the  studies  pursued  by  the  first 
class. 


34  REGULATIONS   FOR  THE 

The  Third  Class  in  Latin,  with  two  exercises 
per  week,  studies : 

In  the  first  term — Cicero's  Oration  for  Milo, 
and  Latin  Composition. 

In  the  second  term — The  Heautontimorumenos 
of  Terence,  and  Latin  Composition. 

In  the  third  term — The  Brutus  of  Cicero,  and 
Roman  Literature. 

In  order  to  the  successful  prosecution  of  this  course, 
the  following  works,  for  reading  and  reference,  are 
necessary,  and  the  student  is  advised  to  bring  them 
from  home  with  him  when  he  enters  the  Uni- 
versity : 

Andrews'  Latin  Lexicon,  Riddle  and  Arnold's 
English  Latin  Lexicon,  Smith's  Classical  Dictionary, 
Smith's  Dictionary  of  Greek  and  Roman  Antiquities, 
Zumpt's  Latin  Grammar,  Long's  Classical  Atlas, 
Doederlein's  Handbook  of  Latin  Synonyms,  Becker's 
Gallus,  Browne's  History  of  Roman  Literature,  Lid- 
dell's  History  of  Rome,  and  Keightley's  History  of 
the  Roman  Empire. 

GREEK. 

68.  The  First  Class  in  Greek,  with  three  exer- 
cises per  week,  studies : 

During  the  first  half  of  the  collegiate  year — 
Xenophon's  Anabasis,  Third  and  Fourth  Books, 
and  Greek  Exercises. 

During  the  second  half  of  the  collegiate  year — 
Herodotus,  and  Greek  Exercises. 


UNIVERSITY    OF    ALABAMA.  35. 

For  admission  into  this  class,  the  student  must 
pass  an  approved  examination  in  Greek  Grammar, 
Jacob's  Greek  Reader,  the  first  two  books  of  Xeno- 
phon's  Anabasis,  and  McClintock's  First  Book  in 
Greek. 

The  Second  Class  in  Greek,  with  three  exercises 
per  week,  studies : 

In  the  first  term — Selections  from  the  Greek 
Historians,  (Felton ;)  and  Greek  Composition,  (Ar- 
nold.) 

In  the  second  term  —  The  Olynthiac  Orations 
of  Demosthenes,  (Champlin ;)  and  Greek  Composi- 
tion, (Arnold.) 

In  the  third  term — The  Alcestis  of  Euripides, 
(Woolsey ;)  and  Greek  Composition,  (Arnold.) 

To  enter  this  class,  the  student  must  pass  a  satis- 
factory examination  in  the  preparatory  studies,  and 
in  those  pursued  by  the  First  Class. 

The  Third  Class  in  Greek,  with  two  exercises 
per  week,  studies : 

In  the  first  term  —  Thucydides,  (Owen;)  and 
Greek  Composition. 

In  the  second  term — The  Antigone  of  Sopho- 
cles, (Woolsey ;)  and  Greek  Composition. 

In  the  third  term — The  Clouds  of  Aristophanes, 
(Felton  ;)  and  Greek  Literature. 

In  order  to  the  successful  prosecution  of  this 
course,  the  following  works,  for  reading  and  refer- 
ence, are  necessary,  and  the  student  is  advised  to 
bring  them  from  home  with  him,  when  he  enters 
the  University : 


36  REGULATIONS   FOR   TIIE 

Liddell  and  Scott's,  or  Pickering's  Greek  Lexi- 
con, Kuehner's  Greek  Grammar,  Yonge's  English- 
Greek  Lexicon,  Becker's  Charicles,  Smith's  History 
of  Greece,  and  Browne's  History  of  Greek  Litera- 
ture. 

MODERN   LANGUAGES. 

69.  Class  I. — French.  The  course  is  divided  into 
three  parts  :  the  first  comprising  the  rudiments  of 
pronunciation,  grammar,  etc.,  etc.,  with  their  appli- 
cation ;  the  second,  exercises  in  translation  of 
French  into  English ;  and  the  third,  exercises  in 
translation  of  English  into  French. 

These  three  parts  correspond  to  the  three  terms 
of  the  collegiate  year. 

The  following  text-books  are  recommended: 

Fasquelle's  New  Method  of  Learning  the  French 
Language;  J.  Roemer's  Second  French  Reader; 
The  History  of  Rasselas,  Prince  of  Abyssinia,  by  S. 
Johnson,  for  translation  of  English  into  French,  or 
any  other  English  classic ;  Spiers  and  Surenne's 
large  8vo  French  Pronouncing  Dictionary. 

Class  II. — Spanish.  The  course  in  Spanish  begins 
also  with  the  first  principles,  and  comprises  a  tho- 
rough knowledge  of  the  grammar,  construction, 
and  derivation  of  the  language. 

The  text-books  recommended  are  : 

Ollendorff's  New  Method  of  Learning  to  Read, 
"Write,  and  Speak  the  Spanish  Language,  by  M. 
Velazquez  and  T.  Simonne ;  The  New  Spanish 
Reader,  by  M.  Velazquez  de  la  Cadena ;  Velazquez 


UNIVERSITY    OF    ALABAMA.  37 

and  Seoane's  Spanish  and  English  and  English  and 
Spanish  large  8vo  Dictionary. 

Class  III. — A  course  of  French  or  Spanish  Litera- 
ture. This  course  will  be  adapted  to  the  previous 
studies  of  the  members  of  the  class.  Text-books 
will  be  recommended  accordingly. 

MATHEMATICS. 

70.  The  First  Class  in  Mathematics,  being  sup- 
posed to  be  already  familiar  with  Arithmetic,  and 
Algebra,  through  the  solution  of  Equations  of  the 
First  Degree,  commences  the  year  with  the  study 
of  Algebra,  and  prosecutes  it  to  the  extent  requi- 
site for  the  successful  completion  of  the  usual  col- 
lege course,  to  wit:  through  the  subjects  of  Equa- 
tions of  the  Second  Degree,  Formation  of  Powers 
and  Extraction  of  Roots,  the  Bi-nomial  Theorem, 
Arithmetical  and  Geometrical  Progression,  and  the 
Theory  of  Logarithms.  It  then  takes  up  the  study 
of  Geometry,  and  is  expected  to  complete  it  with- 
in the  year. 

A  competent  knowledge  of  the  studies  belong- 
ing to  the  preceding  class  is  required  for  admis- 
sion into  the  Second  Class  in  Mathematics.  This 
class  pursues  in  order  the  subjects  of  Plane  Trigo- 
nometry, Mensuration,  Surveying  and  Navigation, 
Analytical  Geometry,  and  the  Differential  and  In- 
tegral Calculus. 

The  mode  of  instruction  in  these  two  classes  con- 
sists chiefly  in  the  systematic  study  of  approved 


38  REGULATIONS    FOR   THE 

text-books,  together  with  occasional  lectures  there- 
on, by  way  of  explanation  or  enlargement ;  and  the 
progress  of  the  students  is  constantly  tested  by 
rigid  examination. 

The  Third  Class  in  Mathematics  is  engaged  in  the 
study  of  the  Higher  Algebra,  as,  the  General  The- 
ory of  Equations,  the  solution  of  Equations  of  a 
higher  degree  than  the  second,  and  kindred  topics, 
and  a  more  extensive  course  in  the  Differential  and 
Integral  Calculus,  and  the  Calculus  of  Varia- 
tions. 

Text-Books. — Smith's  Algebra;  Pierce's  Geome- 
try; Loomis's  Trigonometry,  Navigation,  and  Sur- 
veying; Loomis's  Tables;  Courtenay's  Differential 
and  Integral  Calculus. 


TACTICS. 

71.  The  courses  of  Infantry  and  Artillery  Tactics 
shall  conform  to  the  system  established  for  the  gov- 
ernment of  the  Confederate  States  Army. 

Infantry  Tactics.  —  Theoretical  and  practical  in- 
struction in  the  schools  of  the  soldier,  company, 
and  battalion. 

Artillery  Tactics.  —  Theoretical  and  practical  in- 
struction in  the  schools  of  the  piece  and  battery. 

Nomenclature,  and  description  of  the  different 
kinds  and  parts  of  Light  and  Heavy  Ordnance. 

Gunnery. — Theory  and  practice  with  various  Artil- 
lery Arms. 

Pyroteclmy. — Manufacture  of  implements  of  war. 


UNIVERSITY    OF    ALABAMA.  39 

Strategy  and  Grand  Tactics,  Army  Organization  and 
Administration,  Advance  Guard  and  Outpost  Duty. 


MILITARY     AND      CIVIL      ENGINEERING,     ARCHITECTURE 

AND    DRAWING. 

72.  Military  Engineering  comprehends  all  that  re- 
lates to  field  fortification,  laying  out  and  construct- 
ing forts, lines,  and  other  entrenchments;  obstacles, 
ditch  defences,  block-houses,  and  to  the  crossing  of 
marshes  and  rivers  ;  military  bridges,  with  sketches 
of  the  attack  and  defence  of  permanent  works. 

Civil  Engineering  embraces  the  materials,  the 
mechanical  principles  and  details  of  construction,  in 
masonry,  carpentry,  foundation  in  land  and  in  wa- 
ter, bridges,  centres,  roads,  drainage,  locomotives, 
canals,  etc. 

Architecture  continues  masonry  and  carpentry,  in 
the  construction  of  walls,  arches,  floors,  roofs,  etc., 
and  teaches  details  and  characteristic  forms,  which 
distinguish  the  various  styles  of  architecture — 
Egyptian,  Greek,  Roman,  and  Gothic. 

73.  During  the  months  of  July  and  August,  a 
guard,  detailed  from  the  Cadets,  will  be  retained  at 
the  University,  for  the  protection  of  the  public  pro- 
perty. The  rest  of  the  Cadets  may  receive  fur- 
loughs, not  extending  beyond  the  1st  of  October. 

The  new  Cadets  will  be  required  to  go  into  camp 
on  the  1st  of  September,  and  there  to  remain  until 
the  15th  of  October,  in  order  to  become  instructed 


40  REGULATIONS   FOR  THE 

in  their  military  duties  before  entering  upon  the 
scholastic  exercises  of  the  year. 


ARTICLE  VI. 

CLASSIFICATION    OF    CADETS    AND    MANNER   OF    INSTRUC- 
TION. 

74.  The  Cadets  shall  be  arranged  in  as  few  classes 
as  possible,  consistent  with  their  right  of  selecting 
their  studies. 

Each  Professor  and  Instructor  at  the  head  of  a 
separate  department  shall  be  the  judge  of  the 
proper  mode  of  conveying  instruction  in  his  own 
Department,  and  shall  be  held  responsible  for  the 
efficiency  of  that  mode. 

Each  Instructor  having  charge  of  a  class  or  sec- 
tion of  a  class,  for  instruction,  shall  keep  daily 
memoranda  of  its  progress,  and  of  the  relative 
merits  of  the  students,  and,  at  the  end  of  each 
week,  he  shall  report  thereon  to  the  President,  ac- 
cording to  such  form  as  he  shall  prescribe. 

Erom  the  weekly  class  reports,  a  consolidated  re- 
port of  progress  will  be  made  out  quarterly,  and  an 
abstract  thereof  forwarded  to  the  parent  or  guar- 
dian of  each  Cadet,  exhibiting  his  standing  for  that 
quarter,  his  health,  his  deposits  with  the  Treasurer, 
his  debits  with  the  Treasurer,  the  cash  on  hand  or 
the  amount  due,  as  the  case  may  be,  and  the  remit- 
tance required,  if  any,  to  pay  arrears,  and  for  the 
expenses  of  the  next  quarter. 


UNIVERSITY   OF  ALABAMA.  41 

ARTICLE  VII. 

GENERAL     EXAMINATIONS. 

75.  An  English  Examination  is  held  near  the  close, 
of  the  scholastic  year,  previous  to  the  regular  exam- 
ination upon  the  studies  of  the  year. 

This  examination  embraces  the  subjects  of  Eng- 
lish Grammar  and  Modern  Geography.  All  stu- 
dents of  every  grade  who  failed  to  sustain  a  satis- 
factory examination  on  these  subjects  at  the  time 
of  their  admission  are  held  due  to  it. 

No  diploma  or  certificate  of  proficiency  is  con- 
ferred upon  any  one  until  he  has  exhibited  a  satis- 
factory familiarity  with  these  subjects. 

If  a  student  fails  at  this  examination,  he  is  re- 
quired to  appear  at  the  next,  and  so  on,  until  the 
end  of  his  course — the  grade  of  merit  which  he  receives 
being  incorporated  in  his  general  average  scholarship  for 
the  year. 

The  Annual  Examination  is  held  at  the  close  of 
the  scholastic  year.  It  embraces  all  the  studies  of 
the  year.  It  is  conducted  in  writing  and  in  oral 
recitation.  All  students  are  held  due  to  this  exam- 
ination, without  regard  to  the  time  of  the  year  at 
which  they  may  have  entered.  This  shows  at  once 
that  entrance  at  the  time  when  the  classes  are  formed 
is  a  matter  of  prime  importance. 


42  REGULATIONS   FOR   THE 

ARTICLE  VIII. 

DEGREES. 

76.  Students  who  complete  the  studies  of  the 
First  and  Second  Classes  of  any  Department,  with 
a  grade  not  less  than  fifty  per  cent,  of  the  maxi- 
mum, shall  receive  a  Diploma  of  Graduation  from 
said  Department,  to  be  conferred  in  public ;  and 
they  shall  be  numbered  among  the  Alumni  of  the 
University. 

Students  who  may  complete  the  studies  of  the 
First  and  Second  Classes  of  the  several  Depart- 
ments, with  a  grade  of  scholarship  in  each  not  less 
than  fifty  per  cent,  of  the  maximum,  shall  be  en- 
titled to  the  Degree  of  Bachelor  of  the  Arts  and 
Sciences  of  the  University  of  Alabama. 

Students  who  may  complete  the  studies  of  all  the 
classes  in  the  several  Departments,  with  a  grade  of 
scholarship  in  each  not  less  than  seventy-five  per 
cent,  of  the  maximum,  shall  be  entitled  to  the 
Degree  of  Master  of  Arts  and  Sciences  of  the  Uni- 
versity of  Alabama. 

The  Degree  of  Master  of  Arts,  hitherto  conferred 
in  coarse  at  the  expiration  of  three  years  from 
the  attainment  of  the  first  degree,  is  for  the  future 
abolished. 

Candidates  for  any  degree  of  the  University  who 
enter  a  class  in  any  department  higher  than  the 
first,  must  at  some  annual  examination  appear  with 
the  lower  class  or   classes,   and   the   grade  which 


UNIVERSITY   OF   ALABAMA.  43 

may  at  such  examination  be  assigned  to  them  shall 
be  incorporated  in  the  estimate  of  their  general 
average. 

Students,  whether  candidates  for  the  Diploma  of 
any  Department,  or  for  the  Degree  of  Bachelor  of 
Arts,  or  for  that  of  Master  of  Arts,  who  shall  attain 
to  a  grade  of  ninety  per  cent,  upon  the  merit  roll 
of  any  of  the  Departments,  shall  be  considered  as 
attaining  in  those  Departments  to  honorable  dis- 
tinction, and  their  names  shall  be  publicly  announced 
upon  the  day  of  Commencement,  and  published  in 
the  Annual  and  Triennial  Catalogues  of  the  Insti- 
tution. 

The  fee  for  any  Degree,  including  the  Diploma, 
is  $2  00,  which  must  be  paid  as  early  as  the  Satur- 
day before  Commencement  Day. 

The  University  will  not  be  responsible  for  the 
safe  keeping  of  any  Diploma  after  the  Degree  has  been 
conferred. 


ARTICLE  IX. 

LEAVES     OF     ABSENCE. 

77.  The  Superintendent  is  authorized  to  grant 
leaves  of  absence  to  Cadets,  at  the  request  of  their 
parents  or  guardians,  during  the  entire  period  of 
the  encampment,  provided  that  each  Cadet  so  per- 
mitted to  be  absent  shall  have  been  present  at  least 
two  months  in  camp,  and  provided  farther  that  no 
Cadet   shall   have   such   leave   of  absence  against 


44  REGULATIONS   FOR   THE 

whom  has  heen  recorded,  during  the  year  then  just 
terminated,  demerits  to  the  number  of  one  hundred 
and  fifty. 

78.  Every  Cadet,  on  leave  of  absence  for  the  time 
of  the  encampment,  shall,  before  his  departure, 
collect  his  books,  bedding,  and  room  furniture,  and 
deposit  them,  properly  labelled,  in  charge  of  the 
Quartermaster-Sergeant;  and  he  shall  leave  with 
the  Commandant  of  Cadets  the  names  of  those  with 
whom  he  wishes  to  room  during  the  next  term. 

79.  Any  Cadet  who  shall  outstay  his  leave  of 
absence  will  subject  himself  to  be  tried  by  Court- 
martial,  unless  he  shall  produce  a  certificate  satis- 
factory to  the  Superintendent,  on  his  return,  of  his 
having  been  prevented  from  returning  by  sickness, 
or  some  other  unavoidable  cause. 

80.  Any  Cadet  who  shall  wilfully  absent  himself 
from  the  University  without  leave  for  more  than 
twenty-four  hours  shall  be  dismissed. 

81.  Every  Cadet  on  returning  from  leave  of 
absence  shall  immediately  report  himself  to  the 
Superintendent,  the  Commandant  of  Cadets,  and 
the  First  Sergeant  of  his  Company. 

82.  Any  Cadet  who  shall  fail  to  join  the  corps  at 
the  expiration  of  his  leave  of  absence,  and  shall  so 
remain  absent  for  a  longer  period  than  two  months, 
shall  be  publicly  dismissed. 

83.  When  a  Cadet  applies  for  leave  of  absence  on 
account  of  ill  health,  his  application  must  be  ac- 
companied by  the  certificate  of  the  Surgeon,  of  the 
state  of  his  health,  after  the  following  form : 


UNIVERSITY    OF   ALABAMA.  15 

Cadet  ,    of  the   University   of  Alabama, 

having  applied  for  a  eertificatc  upon  which  to 
ground  an  application  for  leave  of  absence,  I  do 
hereby  certify  that  I  have  carefully  examined  this 

Cadet,  and  find  that [Here  the  nature  of  the 

disease,  wound,  or  disability  is  to  be  fully  stated, 
and  the  p'eriod  during  which  the  Cadet  has  suffered 
under  its  effects;]  and  that,  in  consequence  thereof, 
he  is,  in  my  opinion,  unfit  for  duty.  I  further 
declare  my  belief  that  he  will  not  be  able  to  resume 

his  duties  in  a  less  period  than [Here  state 

candidly  and  explicitly  the  opinion  as  to  the  period 
that  will  probably  elapse  before  the  Cadet  will  be 
able  to  resume  his  duties.  When  there  is  no  reason 
to  expect  a  recovery,  or  when  the  prospect  of  recov- 
ery is  distant  or  uncertain,  it  must  be  stated.] 

Dated  at ,  this  —  day  of ,  18 — . 

[Signature  of  Medical  Officer.] 
Which  certificate  is  to  be  forwarded  to  the  Super- 
intendent, through  the  Commandant  of  Cadets,  for 
their  approval  and  the  order  of  the  Superintendent 
in  the  case. 

84.  When  a  Cadet  on  leave  of  absence  is  pre- 
vented by  ill  health  from  joining  the  corps  at  the 
expiration  of  his  leave,  he  shall  transmit  a  certifi- 
cate, in  the  above  form,  of  the  state  of  his  health 
to  the  Superintendent.  This  certificate  must  be 
signed  by  a  resident  physician  of  the  place  at 
which  the  Cadet  is  sick,  and  it  must  be  accompanied 
by  a  report  in  the  following  form  : 

I  have  the  honor  to  forward  the  above  certificate 


46  REGULATIONS    FOR   THE 

of  my  ill  health,  which  renders  me  at  present  inca- 
pable of  performing  my  duty ;  and  to  state  that  I 
have  already  been  absent,  with  leave,  from  the  — 
day  of to  the  —  day  of ,  by  permis- 
sion of  the ,  and  from  the  —  day  of 

to  the  —  day  of ,  by  permission  of . 

[Signature  of  Cadet.] 
[Cadet's  place  of  residence  for  time  being.] 

85.  Cadets  absent,  with  leave,  on  account  of  ill 
health,  shall  on  the  fifteenth  day  of  each  month 
transmit  a  report  and  certificate,  agreeably  to  the 
above  forms,  to  the  Superintendent. 

86.  Cadets  before  going  on  leave  must  deposit 
their  arms  and  accoutrements,  and  such  other  public 
property  as  shall  be  designated,  in  such  place  as  the 
Commandant  may  direct. 

87.  No  Professor  shall  absent  himself  from  the 
University  for  a  longer  time  than  ten  days,  without 
the  permission  of  the  Board  of  Trustees;  nor  shall 
any  Professor  or  Officer  be  absent  from  his  duty 
at  any  time,  without  the  assent  of  the  Superin- 
tendent. 


ARTICLE   X. 

LIBRARY. 

88.  There  shall  be  a  Librarian  annually  appointed 
by  the  Faculty,  whose  duty  shall  be  to  take  charge 
of  all  books  and  other  matters  belonging  to  the  Li- 
brary ;  and  in  all  things  pertaining  to  his  office,  not 


UNIVERSITY   OF   ALABAMA.  47 

expressly  provided  for  iu  these  laws,  he  shall  be  sub- 
ject to  the  direction  and  control  of  the  Faculty. 

89.  The  Librarian  shall  keep  the  Library  neat  and 
clean — shall  register  all  books,  whether  donations 
or  purchased — shall  record  all  books  lent  and  re- 
turned, charge  and  collect  all  fines  incurred  for  vio- 
lation of  the  Library  Laws,  and  shall  call  in  all 
books,  without  exception,  in  the  week  preceding 
Vacation  and  Commencement.  If  any  book  or  article 
shall  be  presented  to  the  Library,  the  Librarian  shall 
record  the  name  and  residence  of  the  donor. 

90.  The  Library  shall  be  opened  at  least  weekly 
during  term-time  ;  the  books  shall  be  delivered  and 
returned  in  such  order  and  manner  as  the  Librarian, 
with  the  consent  of  the  Faculty,  may  direct. 

91.  The  use  of  the  Library  shall  be  tendered,  free 
of  expense,  to  the  Trustees  of  the  University,  to  all 
such  persons  as  have  made  a  donation  to  the  Library 
of  the  value  of  one  hundred  dollars,  to  the  officers 
of  instruction,  resident  graduates,  and  the  students; 
but  no  graduates  shall  be  considered  resident,  and  as 
such  entitled  to  the  use  of  the  Library,  unless  they 
actually  reside  within  the  College  walls. 

92.  The  officers  of  Instruction  are  entitled  to  the 
use  of  the  Library  at  any  hour.  They  shall,  how- 
ever, keep  a  book,  in  which  the  names  of  the  works 
taken  by  them  from  the  Library  shall  be  regularly 
recorded;  and  they  shall  subject  themselves  to  a 
line  of  one  dollar  for  any  neglect  of  this  rule,  to  be 
paid  the  Librarian.     No  other  persons,  entitled  to 

he  use  of  the  Library,  shall  take  a  book  therefrom, 


48  REGULATIONS   FOR   TIIE 

except  in  the  presence  of  the  Librarian  or  one  of 

the  Faculty,  who  shall  take  a  note  of  the  same  be- 
fore the  book  is  delivered. 

93.  The  officers  must  return  the  books  of  the  Li- 
brary in  their  possession,  at  least  twice  in  each 
scholastic  year,  the  1st  of  January  and  the  1st  of 
July,  under  the  same  penalties  for  neglect  that  at- 
tach to  Cadets. 

94.  ~No  student,  at  any  time,  shall  have  in  his 
possession  more  than  three  volumes,  which  may  be 
kept  two  weeks ;  except  such  as  are  preparing  for  a 
public  exhibition,  who  may  be  allowed  a  greater 
number,  on  application  to  the  President.  If  books 
are  not  returned  within  the  specified  time,  the 
drawer  shall  pay,  for  every  week's  detention  beyond 
the  limitation,  10  cents  for  a  12mo,  or  book  of 
smaller  size ;  20  cents  for  an  8vo ;  30  cents  for  a 
quarto  ;  and  40  cents  for  a  folio.  If  any  book  taken 
from  the  Library  be  lost  or  damaged,  the  delinquent 
shall  have  the  privilege  of  immediately  replacing 
the  volume  or  set — otherwise  he  shall  pay  the  value 
of  the  book  or  set,  if  defaced ;  double  the  value,  if 
much  injured;  and  three-fold,  if  lost;  and  the 
amount  shall  be  applied  to  the  use  of  the  Library. 

95.  Students  are  forbidden  to  take  down  or  dis- 
place any  book,  and  are  particularly  required  to 
observe  order  and  decorum  while  receiving  books 
from  the  Librarian,  under  penalty  of  a  fine  not  ex- 
ceeding fifty  cents,  and  such  other  punishment  as 
the  case  may  require. 

96.  Books,  valuable  for  their  plates,  their  rarity, 


UNIVERSITY   OF   ALABAMA.  49 

their  antiquity,  or  of  which  the  character  fits  them 
for  consultation  rather  than  reading,  may  be  with- 
held from  circulation  by  the  Librarian.  No  book 
taken  from  the  Library  can  be  used  by  a  student  as 
a  text-book. 

97.  If  any  student  shall  lend  a  book  of  the  Li- 
brary to  any  person  not  a  fellow-student,  or  shall 
permit  it  to  be  carried  out  of  the  immediate  vicinity 
of  the  University,  he  shall  be  reprimanded  by  the 
Librarian  ;  and  if  the  offence  be  repeated,  all  access 
to  the  Library  shall  be  denied  him.  No  person  en- 
titled to  the  use  of  the  Library  shall  be  allowed  to 
carry  a  book  out  of  the  immediate  vicinity  of  Tus- 
caloosa, except  officers  of  instruction,  employed 
abroad  in  scientific  investigations. 

98.  The  Librarian  shall  keep  a  book,  properly 
ruled,  in  which  any  person  entitled  to  the  use  of 
the  Library,  and  any  literary  visitor,  may  write  the 
title,  author,  and  publisher,  size  and  price,  of  such 
book  or  books  as  they  may  think  ought  to  be  in  the 
Library;  and  each  person  so  recommending  a  book 
shall  add  his  signature  to  the  recommendation.  The 
Librarian  shall  lay  the  said  book  before  the  Trustees 
at  their  annual  meeting. 

99.  If  fines  inflicted  under  these  laws  remain  un- 
paid, the  delinquent's  privilege  of  the  Library  shall 
be  suspended  until  payment  is  made.  No  student's 
diploma  shall  be  signed  by  the  Faculty  until  he 
produces  evidence  that  he  is  not  a  defaulter  at  the 
Library. 

100.  The  cnre  of  enforcing  these  laws,  when  not 


50  REGULATIONS   FOR   THE 

enforced  by  the  Librarian,  devolves  on  the  Faculty, 
even  in  the  case  of  members  of  their  own  body,  or 
of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

AETICLE   XI. 

DISCIPLINE. 

101.  The  Cadets  of  the  University  of  Alabama 
shall  constitute  a  Military  Corps,  and  be  subject  to 
Military  discipline,  under  the  immediate  command 
of  the  Commandant  of  Cadets. 

102.  The  Superintendent  will  convene  Garrison 
Courts-martial  and  Courts  of  Inquiry,  by  order. 

103.  The  punishments  to  which  a  Cadet  shall  be- 
liable,  are  comprised  in  the  three  following  classes : 

1st.  Privation  of  recreation,  etc.,  extra  tours  of 
duty,  reprimand. 

2d.  Arrest  or  confinement  in  his  room  or  tent. 

3d.  Dismission,  with  the  privilege  of  resigning; 
public  dismission. 

The  punishment  of  the  first  and  second  classes, 
mentioned  in  the  preceding  paragraph^  may  be  in- 
flicted by  the  Superintendent,  or  with  his  approba- 
tion ;  those  of  the  third  class  after  a  trial  by  Court- 
martial,  except  in  cases  of  a  Cadet's  exceeding  the 
limit  of  demerit,  being  wilfully  and  culpably  negli- 
gent of  his  duties  or  studies,  or  manifesting  a  dispo- 
sition and  determination  to  resist  the  authorities  of 
the  University,  in  which  case  the  Superintendent  is 
authorized  to  dismiss,  without  the  intervention  of  a 
Court-martial. 


UNIVERSITY   OF  ALABAMA.  51 

104.  In  cases  of  irregularity  or  insubordination 
on  the  part  of  Cadets,  requiring,  in  the  opinion  of 
the  Superintendent,  the  infliction  of  the  third  class 
of  punishment,  the  Superintendent  may  convene, 
by  public  orders,  a  Garrison  Court-martial,  to  con- 
sist of  not  less  than  three  nor  more  than  five  mem- 
bers ;  and  in  case  it  consist  of  three  members,  then 
two  officers  of  the  University  and  one  Cadet  officer 
shall  be  detailed  on  the  Court,  provided  that  no 
officer  preferring  the  charges,  or  interested  person- 
ally in  them,  shall  be  competent  to  sit  upon  the 
Court,  whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  try  the  Cadet  upon 
the  charges  preferred,  and  make  a  finding  upon  the 
testimony  adduced. 

105.  The  senior  officer  of  the  Court  shall  act  as 
President  of  the  Court,  and  the  duties  of  the  Judge 
Advocate  will  devolve  upon  the  junior  member. 

106.  The  mode  of  proceeding  in  such  courts 
shall  conform  as  far  as  practicable  to  the  rules  for 
the  government  of  Courts-martia]  in  the  Confederate 
States  military  service. 

107.  The  proceedings  of  the  Court,  properly 
authenticated,  shall  be  laid  before  the  Superintend- 
ent, and,  if  approved  by  him,  shall  be  promulgated 
in  orders. 

108.  A  right  of  appeal  from  the  decision  of  the 
Court  is  reserved  to  the»ipadet,  in  which  case  he 
shall  immediately  notify  the  Superintendent  of  the 
same,  with  a  copy  of  his  appeal,  whose  duty  it 
shall  be  to  forward  a  copy  of  the  proceedings  of 
the   Court  to  the  Governor  of  the  State,  accom- 


52  REGULATIONS   FOR   THE 

parried  by  the  appeal  of  the  Cadet,  with  his  own 
remarks  thereon.  Should  the  case,  in  the  opinion 
of  the  Governor,  require  reinvestigation,  the  Gov- 
ernor may  direct  the  original  proceedings  to  be 
suspended,  and  refer  the  same  to  a  meeting  or  the 
Board  of  Trustees,  to  be  called  by  the  Governor 
for  that  purpose ;  otherwise  the  sentence  of  the 
Court  shall  go  into  effect. 

109.  As  obedience  and  subordination  are  essen- 
tial to  the  purposes  of  this  Institution,  any  Cadet 
who  shall  disobey  a  lawful  command  of  the  Super- 
intendent, or  any  Professor,  Teacher,  Instructor,  or 
other  superior  officer,  or  behave  himself  in  a  refrac- 
tory or  disrespectful  manner  to  the  constituted 
authorities  of  the  University,  shall  be  dismissed  or 
less  severely  punished,  according  to  the  nature  and 
degree  of  his  offence. 

110.  No  Cadet  shall  drink,  or  bring  or  cause  to 
be  brought  within  the  Cadets'  limits,  or  have  in  his 
room,  tent,  or  otherwise  in  his  possession,  wine, 
porter,  or  any  spirituous  or  intoxicating  liquors, 
brandied  fruits  or  viands,  upon  pain  of  being  dis- 
missed. 

111.  ]STo  Cadet  shall,  without  permission,  go  to 
any  inn,  public-house,  or  place  where  wine,  porter, 
or  any  spirituous  or  intoxicating  liquors,  brandied 
fruits  or  viands  are  fflfel,  upon  pain  of  being  dis- 
missed. ]STo  Cadet  shall  visit  any  public  hotel 
without  permission. 

112.  Any  Cadet  found  drunk,  or  under  the  influ- 
ence of  wine,  porter,  or  any  spirituous  or  intoxi- 


UNIVERSITY   OF  ALABAMA.  53 

eating  liquor,  brandied  fruits  or  viands,  shall  be  dis- 
missed. 

113.  Cadets  must  forthwith  leave  the  premises 
upon  their  connection  with  the  Institution  being 
dissolved,  unless  they  obtain  permission  from  the 
Superintendent  to  remain.  To  such  Cadets  the 
Superintendent  may  grant  permission  for  them  to 
occupy  their  quarters  for  such  length  of  time  as  in 
his  judgment  shall  be  absolutely  necessary  for 
them  to  make  arrangements  necessary  to  their  de- 
parture. 

114.  ~No  Cadet  shall  play  at  cards,  or  any  other 
game  of  chance,  or  bring  or  cause  to  be  brought 
upon  the  premises  of  the  University,  or  have  in  his 
room,  or  otherwise  in  his  possession,  cards  or  other 
materials  used  in  these  games,  on  pain  of  being 
dismissed,  or  otherwise  less  severely  punished. 

115.  JSTo  Cadet  shall  smoke  except  in  his  quarters, 
(room  or  tent,)  or  at  such  other  place  as  shall  be 
designated  by  the  Superintendent.  JSTo  Cadet  shall 
smoke  during  the.  hours  of  study. 

116.  No  Cadet  shall  cook  or  prepare  food  in 
either  barracks  or  camp,  nor  have  cooked  provisions 
in  his  room,  nor  give  an  entertainment  there  or 
elsewhere  without  permission. 

117.  ISTo  Cadet  shall  be  allowed  to  keep  a  waiter, 
horse,  or  dog.  I 

118.  Any  Cadet  who  shall  wantonly  damage  any 
quarters  or  their  appurtenances,  shall,  besides  making 
good  such  damages,  be  otherwise  punished,  accord- 
ing to  the  nature  of  his  offence. 


54  REGULATIONS    FOR   THE 

119.  Each  Cadet,  before  he  leaves  the  University, 
shall  furnish  to  the  Superintendent  a  certificate 
from  the  Quartermaster  and  other  proper  officers 
that  he  has  turned  in  all  the  public  property  of  their 
respective  departments. 

120.  Any  Cadet  who  shall  lose,  damage,  destroy, 
sell,  or  otherwise  dispose  of  the  arms,  accoutrements, 
books,  instruments,  or  other  public  property  in  his 
possession,  shall,  besides  paying  for  the  same,  be 
otherwise  punished,  according  to  the  nature  of  his 
offence. 

121.  No  Cadet  shall  go  beyond  the  limits  of  the 
University,  or  such  other  limits  as  shall  be  pre- 
scribed, without  permission  ;  nor  shall  any  permis- 
sion to  be  absent  from  the  barracks  at  night  be 
granted,  unless  upon  a  special  invitation  to  visit  in 
private  families,  (in  which  case  the  invitation  must 
be  sent  to  the  Commandant,)  or  upon  such  occa- 
sions as  shall  be  deemed  proper  exceptions  to  this 
regulation  by  the  Superintendent. 

122.  Any  Cadet  who  shall  insult  a  sentinel  by 
word  or  gesture,  shall  be  dismissed,  or  otherwise 
less  severely  punished. 

123.  Any  Cadet  who  shall  answer  for  another  at 
any  roll-call,  or  who  shall  engage  any  other  Cadet 
to  answer  for  him,  shall  be  dismissed,  or  otherwise 
less  severely  punished. 

124.  No  Cadet  shall  visit  during  the  hours  of 
study,  or  between  tattoo  and  reveille,  nor  be  absent 
from  his  room  at  those  times  for  any  purpose,  with- 
out permission  from  the  proper  authority. 


UNIVERSITY    OF   ALABAMA.  55 

125.  Any  Cadet  who  shall  absent  himself  from 
his  quarters  at  night  between  the  call  "to  quarters" 
and  "tattoo"  for  more  than  ten  and  less  than 
twenty  minutes,  shall  receive  the  highest  number 
of  demerits  attached  to  any  one  offence;  if  absent 
more  than  twenty  and  less  than  thirty  minutes,  he 
shall,  in  addition  to  the  demerits,  be  otherwise 
punished;  and  if  absent  for  a  longer  time  than 
thirty  minutes,  he  shall  be  dismissed. 

126.  Any  Cadet  who  shall  absent  himself  from 
his  quarters  between  tattoo  and  reveille  for  a 
longer  time  than  twenty  minutes  shall  be  dis- 
missed. . 

127.  Duties  appropriate  for  the  Sabbath,  includ- 
ing attendance  upon  Divine  service,  which  shall  be 
imperative,  shall  be  prescribed  by  the  Superintend- 
ent, and  each  Cadet  shall  be  required  to  conform 
thereto. 

128.  Any  Cadet  who  shall  behave  indecently  or 
irreverentlv  while  attending  Divine  service,  or  shall 
use  any  profane  oath  or  execration,  or  profane  the 
Sabbath,  shall  be  dismissed,  or  otherwise  less 
severely  punished. 

120.  The  Cadets  are  not  only  required  to  abstain 
from  all  vicious,  immoral,  or  irregular  conduct,  but 
they  are  enjoined,  on  every  occasion,  to  conduct 
themselves  with  the  propriety  and  decorum  of  gen- 
tlemen. 

180.  Any  Cadet  who  shall  be  guilty  of  conduct 
unbecoming  an  i  fiicer  and  a  gentlemen,  shall  bo 
dismissed,  or  otherwise  !<•<■<  severely  punish*  d. 


56  REGULATIONS    FOR   THE 

131.  No  Cadet  shall  send  or  accept  a  challenge 
to  fight,  nor  be  the  bearer  of  such  challenge,  writ- 
ten or  verbal ;  nor  in  any  way,  directly  or  indirect- 
ly, countenance  or  promote  a  duel,  nor  upbraid 
another  for  declining  to  fight,  on  pain  of  being  dis- 
missed. 

132.  Every  Cadet  who  knows  that  a  challenge  to 
fight  has  been  or  is  about  to  be  sent  or  accepted  by 
any  other  Cadet,  shall,  without  delay,  give  informa- 
tion thereof  to  the  Superintendent. 

133.  No  Cadet  shall  use  any  reproachful  or  pro- 
voking language  or  gestures  to  another. 

134.  Any  Cadet  who  shall,  by  any  means  what- 
ever, traduce  or  defame  another,  shall  be  dismissed, 
or  otherwise  less  severely  punished,  according  to 
the  nature  of  his  often ce. 

135.  Any  Cadet  who  shall  strike,  or  in  any  man- 
ner offer  violence  to  another,  shall  be  punished  in 
like  manner. 

136.  Any  Cadet  who  shall  beat  or  otherwise  mal- 
treat a  citizen,  shall,  besides  being  amenable  to  the 
law,  be  otherwise  punished,  according  to  the  nature 
of  the  offence. 

137.  Any  Cadet  who  shall  wantonly  abuse  the 
person  of  any  Cadet,  by  playing  unjustifiable  tricks 
upon  him,  shall  be  dismissed,  or  otherwise  less 
severely  punished,  according  to  the  degree  of  the 
offence. 

138.  No  Cadet  shall  sign  any  certificate  or  state- 
ments relative  to  personal  altercation  between  mem- 
bers of  the  University,  or  to  any  transaction  of  a 


UNIVERSITY    OF   ALABAMA.  57 

private  or  personal  nature,  without  permission  from 
the  Superintendent. 

189.  All  Cadets  who  shall  combine  or  agree  to- 
gether to  hold  no  friendly  intercourse  with  another, 
and  any  Cadet  who  shall  endeavor  to  persuade 
others  to  enter  into  such  combination  or  agree- 
ment, shall  be  dismissed,  or  otherwise  less  severely 
punished. 

140.  All  combinations,  under  any  pretext  what- 
ever, are  strictly  prohibited.  Any  Cadet  who,  in 
concert  with  others,  shall  adopt  any  measure,  under 
pretence  of  procuring  redress  of  grievances,  or  sign 
auy  paper,  or  enter  into  any  written  or  verbal  agree- 
ment, with  a  view  to  violate  or  evade  any  regula- 
tion of  the  University,  or  do  any  act  contrary  to 
the  rules  of  good  order  and  subordination,  or  who 
shall  endeavor  to  persuade  others  to  do  the  same, 
shall  be  dismissed. 

141.  Any  Cadet  who  shall  manifest  an  insubordi- 
nate or  refractory  spirit,  evincing  a  disposition  to 
resist  the  authorities  of  the  University,  thereby 
disturbing  its  peace  and  order,  shall  be  forthwith 
sent  to  his  home  by  the  Superintendent.  But  such 
Cadet  shall,  after  such  dismissal,  have  the  right  of 
appeal  to  the  Board  of  Trustees  from  the  decision 
of  tl}e  Superintendent. 

142.  If  any  Cadet  shall  consider  himself  wrong*  «1 
by  another,  or  by  an  officer,  he  is  to  complain 
thereof  to  the  Superintendent,  who  is  hereby  re- 
quired to  examine  into  the  said  complaint,  and  to 
take  the  proper  measures  for  redressing  the  wrong 


58  REGULATIONS    FOR   THE 

complained  of.  Should  the  party  complaining  be 
refused  redress,  he  may  appeal  to  the  Board  of 
Trustees  for  their  examination  and  order  on  the 
case. 

143.  All  communications  to  the  Board  of  Trus- 
tees, from  any  person  belonging  to  the  University, 
shall  be  made  through  the  Superintendent,  whose 
duty  it  shall  be  to  forward  them  to  the  Board,  with 
such  remarks  as  he  may  think  proper. 

144.  All  publications  relative  to  the  University, 
or  to  transactions  at  the  University,  are  strictly  pro- 
hibited. Any  Professor,  Assistant  Professor,  Aca- 
demic Officer,  or  Cadet,  therefore,  who  shall  be  at 
all  concerned  in  writing  or  publishing  any  article 
of  such  character  in  any  newspaper  or  pamphlet, 
or  in  writing  or  publishing  any  handbill,  shall  be 
dismissed,  or  otherwise  less  severely  punished. 

145.  No  Cadet  shall  apply  for  or  receive  money 
from  his  parents,  or  from  any  person  whomsoever, 
without  permission  from  the  Superintendent ;  any 
infraction  or  violation  of  which  will  be  considered 
as  a  positive  disobedience  of  orders,  and  punished 
accordingly. 

146.  The  strictest  attention  to  study  and  all  other 
duties  will  be  required.  Any  Cadet,  therefore,  who 
shall  absent  himself  from  duty  of  any  kind,  and 
fail  to  render  a  satisfactory  excuse  in  writing  fo  ' 
such  absence,  shall  be  reprimanded,  put  upon  extra 
duty,  or  contined,  according  to  the  circumstances 
of  the  case. 

147.  Any   Cadet  who   shall   evince   a   culpable 


UNIVERSITY    OF    ALABAMA.  59 

neglect  of  his  studies  or  duties,  shall  be  required  to 
return  to  his  home  by  the  Superintendent. 

148.  The  Professors,  Assistant  Professors,  and 
Teachers  Avill  be  held  accountable  for  the  regular 
and  orderly  conduct  of  their  respective  classes  or 
sections,  while  under  their  immediate  instruction. 

149.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  every  Officer,  Profes- 
sor, Assistant  Professor,  and  Teacher  to  report  to 
the  Commandant  of  Cadets  any  violation  of  the 
regulations,  or  any  crime,  irregularity,  neglect,  or 
any  other  improper  conduct  of  which  a  Cadet  may 
be  guilty,  whenever  the  same  may  come  under  his 
observation. 

150.  All  immoralities,  disorders,  misbehavior,  or 
neglect  of  which  Cadets  may  be  guilty,  to  the  pre- 
judice of  good  order  and  military  discipline,  though 
not  herein  expressly  mentioned,  are  to  be  punished 
according  to  the  nature  and  degree  of  the  offence. 

151.  The  Superintendent  will  cause  a  Register  to 
be  kept  of  all  the  delinquencies  and  punishments 
which  may  take  place  at  the  University.  At  the 
end  of  every  month  he  will  have  published  to  the 
corps  the  number  of  demerits  which  each  Cadet  has 
received  for  the  month  ;  and  at  the  end  of  every 
three  months  he  will,  in  connection  with  the  quar- 
terly report  to  the  parent  or  guardian,  send  a  state- 
ment of  each  Cadet's  demerits  and  punishments  for 
the  quarter. 

152.  In  all  details  of  military  duty,  the  rules  and 
regulations  for  the  government  of  the  Army  of  the 
Confederate  States  are  to  be  observed,  so  far 


60  REGULATIONS   FOR   THE 

are  applicable  to  and  do  not  conflict  with  the  regu- 
lations adopted  for  the  government  of  the  Uni- 
versity. 

ARTICLE  XII. 

MISCELLANEOUS. 

153.  Each  Professor  and  Instructor,  at  the  head 
of  a  separate  department,  will  have  charge  of  and 
be  accountable  for  the  instruments  and  apparatus 
supplied  for  the  use  of  the  department. 

154.  No  Professor,  Assistant  Professor,  or  Teach- 
er shall  give  a  certificate,  or  make  any  statement  or 
report  relating  to  the  qualifications,  standing,  con- 
duct, or  character  of  any  Cadet,  or  of  any  person 
having  been  a  Cadet,  or  concerning  the  examina- 
tion of  any  candidate  for  admission,  unless  required 
so  to  do  by  the  special  direction  of  the  Superin- 
tendent. 

155.  No  Cadet  will  tender  his  resignation  unless 
impelled  thereto  by  urgent  reasons,  which  must  be 
fully  set  forth  in  his  letter  of  resignation ;  such 
letter  must  be  accompanied  by  the  written  consent 
of  his  parent  or  guardian. 

156.  The  Superintendent  is  authorized  to  accept 
the  resignation  of  Cadets  in  the  following  cases 
only: 

1st.  Ill-health,  to  be  ascertained  by  the  Surgeon's 
certificate. 

2d.  Deficiency  of  funds  to  defray  the  necessary 
expenses. 


UNIVERSITY    OF   ALABAMA.  61 

In  such  cases  the  resignation  of  a  Cadet  must  be 
tendered  to  the  Superintendent,  who  may  take 
such  action  thereon  as  he  may  think  proper,  sub- 
ject at  the  instance  of  the  Cadet  to  the  revision  of 
the  Board  of  Trustees.  In  all  other  cases,  resigna- 
tion must  be  tendered  to  the  Board  of  Trustees. 

157.  The  Superintendent,  and  in  his  absence  the 
officer  in  command,  shall  have  power  to  arrest  any 
professor  or  subordinate  officer  for  mutiny,  disobe- 
dience of  orders,  unofficer-like  conduct,  or  other 
offences  prohibited  by  the  rules  and  regulations 
prescribed  for  the  government  of  this  Institution ; 
and  on  such  arrest  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the 
Superintendent,  or  other  officer  making  the  same, 
to  appoint  a  day  for  the  trial  of  said  professor  or 
other  subordinate  officer,  not  less  than  ten  nor 
more  than  thirty  days  from  the  date  of  such  arrest, 
and  immediately  notify  the  several  members  of  the 
Board  of  Trustees  tbat  said  arrest  has  been  made, 
and  shall  also  furnish  the  person  arrested  with  a 
copy  of  the  charges  preferred  against  him. 

158.  Upon  the  application  of  any  professor  or 
subordinate  officer,  it  shall  be  competent  for  two 
or  more  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  to  arrest  the 
Superintendent  for  unofficerlike  conduct,  or  other 
offences  prohibited  by  the  rules  and  regulations  for 
the  government  of  this  University ;  and  upon  arrest 
it  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  members  making  the 
same  to  furnish  the  Superintendent  with  a  copy  of 
the  charge  or  charges  upon  which  the  arrest  Wftfl 
made,  and  furthermore  to  fix  a  day  for  the  trial  not 


62  REGULATIONS   FOR   THE 

less  than  ten  nor  more  than  thirty  days  from  the 
date  of  the  arrest,  and  also  to  notify  the  several 
members  of  the  Board  thereof. 

159.  ~No  Cadet  shall  be  admitted  into  the  Uni- 
versity until  he  has  been  inspected  by  the  Surgeon, 
whose  duty  it  shall  be  to  make  a  report  to  the 
Superintendent,  stating  the  bodily  condition  of 
each ;  and  if  any  of  said  Cadets  be  possessed  of  any 
disease  calculated  to  infect  others,  the  Superintend- 
ent shall  either  reject  or  provide  that  the  disease 
shall  not  be  communicated  to  others. 

160.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Commandant  of 
the  Corps,  or  such  officer  as  he  shall  designate  for 
that  purpose,  to  instruct  the  new  Cadets  thoroughly 
in  these  regulations  during  the  encampment. 

161.  The  Commandant  will  cause  a  copy  of  these 
regulations  to  be  deposited  in  each  room  of  the 
barracks,  and  the  occupants  will  be  held  responsi- 
ble for  its  careful  preservation. 


ARTICLE  XIII. 

REGULATIONS    FOR    THE    INTERIOR    POLICE    AND    DISCI- 
PLINE   OF   THE    UNIVERSITY    OF   ALABAMA. 

162.  The  Cadets  shall  be  organized  into  one  or 
more  companies,  according  to  the  number,  and  the 
officers  shall  be  appointed  by  the  Commandant. 
The  selection  shall  be  made  from  those  Cadets  who 
have  been  most  active  and  soldier-like  in  the  per- 
formance of  their  duties,  and  most  exemplary  in 


UNIVERSITY   OF   ALABAMA.  63 

their  general  deportment.  In  the  selection  of 
officers,  reference  will  be  had  to  length  of  service 
in  the  corps. 

163.  From  the  first  of  March  to  the  first  of  De- 
cember there  shall  be  an  infantry  or  artillery  drill 
every  day,  when  the  weather  is  favorable,  (Satur- 
days and  Sundays  excepted,)  at  such  regular  hour 
of  the  day  as  the  Commandant  of  Cadets  may 
prescribe,  and  for  the  residue  of  the  year,  at  his 
discretion. 

164.  There  shall  be  at  least  one  dress  parade  every 
day,  when  the  weather  permits. 

165.  There  shall  be  an  inspection  of  the  Cadets 
every  Saturday  morning,  when  the  weather  per- 
mits. 

166.  No  Cadet  shall  be  absent  from  any  duty 
whatever,  unless  he  is  previously  authorized  to  be 
absent  by  the  proper  authority. 

167.  The  guard  will  be  mounted  every  morning 
between  the  return  of  the  corps  from  breakfast  and 
eiffht  o'clock. 

DRESS. 

168.  No  Cadet  shall  retain  in  his  quarterf  any 
article  of  dress,  other  than  the  uniform  of  the 
Cadets,  prescribed  by  the  regulations,  upon  penalty 
of  dismission. 

169.  The  overcoat  shall  not  be  worn  between 
first  of  April  and  first  of  November,  excepl  in 
rainy  weather,  nor  in  quarters  at  any  tine'  doling 
study  hours. 


64  REGULATIONS    FOR   THE 

170.  The  overcoat  shall  under  no  circumstances 
be  worn,  at  any  time,  to  any  section-room. 

171.  The  fatigue  dress  shall  only  be  worn  in 
quarters  or  camp,  within  the  chain  of  sentinels,  or 
at  military  exercises  when  directed. 

172.  Every  Cadet  shall  be  neatly  attired  when- 
ever his  room  is  visited  by  an  officer. 

173.  The  hair  shall  be  short,  or  what  is  generally 
termed  cropped.  "Whiskers  and  mustaches  shall 
not  be  worn. 


BADGES    OF   DISTINCTION. 

174.  Cadets  acting  as  officers  and  non-commis- 
sioned officers  shall  be  distinguished  by  the  follow- 
ing badges : 

Captains — Chevrons  of  four  bars  of  single  lace  on 
each  arm,  above  the  elbow,  point  up. 

Lieutenants — Chevrons  of  three  bars  of  single  lace 
on  each  arm,  above  the  elbow,  point  up. 

Adjutant — The  Lieutenant's  chevron,  having  the 
angle  subtended  by  an  arc. 

Quartermaster — The  Lieutenant's  chevron,  having 
the  angle  subtended  by  a  chord. 

Sergeant- Major — The  Sergeant's  chevron,  with  the 
angle  subtended  hy  an  arc. 

Quartermaster-Sergeant — The  Sergeant's  chevron, 
angle  subtended  by  a  chord. 

First  Sergeant — Chevrons  of  two  bars  of  single 
lace  on  each  arm,  above  the  elbow,  point  up,  with 
a  lozenge. 


UNIVERSITY   OF   ALABAMA.  65 

Sergeants— Chevrons  of  two  bars  of  single  lace  on 
each  arm,  above  the  elbow,  point  up. 

The  Color-  bearer— selected  from  the  rank  of  Ser- 
geants—will wear  the  Sergeant's  chevrons,  with  a 
star. 

Corporals— Chevrons  of  two  bars  of  single  lace  on 
each  arm,  below  the  elbow,  point  up. 

Coiyorals  of  the  Color  Guard— The  Corporal's 
chevrons,  with  a  star. 

Cadets  appointed  as  acting  Assistant-Professors 
will  wear  upon  their  coats  three  rows  of  fourteen 
buttons  in  front. 

ARMS,      ETC. 

• 

175.  ISTo  Cadet  shall  lend  or  exchange  his  arms  or 
accoutrements,  or  use  those  of  any  other  Cadet. 

176.  The  arms  and  accoutrements  issued  to 
Cadets  will  not  be  taken  from  their  quarters  except 
for  duty. 

177.  No  Cadet  shall  alter  his  musket  by  scraping, 
filing,  or  varnishing  the  stock,  barrel,  or  any  other 
portion  of  it;  nor  shall  the  lock  be  removed  or 
taken  apart. 

178.  If  a  Cadet  allows  his  musket  to  get  out  of 
order,  he  shall  get  permission  from  the  Command- 
ant for  it  to  be  put  in  order  by  the  Ordnance  Ser- 
geant, and  the  price  of  the  repairs  charged  to 
him. 

179.  Cadets  are  prohibited  from  haying  in  their 
possession  any  description  of  firearms,  or  other 
weapon,  not  issued  to  them  by  proper  authority. 


QQ  REGULATIONS  FOR  THE 

POLICE  OF  QUARTERS. 

180.  No  Cadet  shall  remove  from  the  room  as- 
signed to  him  without  permission  from  the  Com- 
mandant of  Cadets. 

181.  Every  Cadet,  on  rising  in  the  morning,  shall 
neatly  fold  his  comforter,  blankets,  and  sheets,  and 
place  these,  with  his  pillow,  in  a  pile  on  the  top  of 
the  bedstead,  folded  with  the  mattress  in  it.  He 
shall  hang  up  his  extra  clothing,  put  such  articles 
in  the  clothes-bag  as  it  is  intended  to  contain,  and 
arrange  all  his  effects  in  the  prescribed  order. 

182.  Every  Cadet  shall  attend  to  the  good  order 
and  arrangement  of  his  own  arms,  accoutrements, 
clothing,  and  other  effects ;  the  Orderly  shall  attend 
to  the  general  police  of  the  room,  and  shall  require 
each  occupant  to  discharge  his  proper  duty. 

183.  Cadets  shall  prepare  their  clothes  for  the 
laundress  immediately  after  reveille,  on  Mondays 
and  Thursdays,  during  the  time  that  summer  uni- 
form is  worn,  and  on  Mondays,  during  the  time 
that  winter  uniform  is  worn. 

184.  No  Cadet  shall  throw  water  from  any  room 
in  the  barracks  upon  the  gallery. 

185.  No  Cadet  shall  throw  any  thing  from  the 
windows,  doors,  or  galleries  of  the  barracks. 

186.  No  Cadet  shall  have  in  his  room  any  article 
of  furniture  not  prescribed. 

187.  No  Cadet  shall  keep  a  light  after  taps  at 
night,  unless  he  be  the  officer  of  the  day,  Superin- 
tendent of  subdivision,  Adjutant,  Quartermaster,  or 


UNIVERSITY   OF   ALABAMA.  67 

Assistant  Professor ;  but  all  lights,  except  that  of 
the  officer  of  the  day,  shall  be  extinguished  at  11 
o'clock. 

188.  No  Cadet  shall  play  on  any  musical  instru- 
ment on  Sunday,  nor  in  study  hours  on  any  other 
day. 

189.  No  Cadet  shall  play  at  any  game  with  cards, 
nor  at  any  other  game  but  chess  or  backgammon, 
and  these  only  in  recreation  hours,  with  the  permis- 
sion of  the  Superintendent,  and  shall  in  no  case 
bet  or  wager  any  sum  of  money  or  other  thing. 

190.  Cadets  shall  walk  the  halls  and  galleries  of 
the  barracks,  and  pass  up  and  down  stairs,  in  study 
hours,  with  as  little  noise  as  possible ;  running, 
loud  talking,  scuffling,  or  unnecessary  noise  in 
barracks,  are  strictly  prohibited  at  all  times. 

191.  Every  Cadet  leaving  his  room  on  a  necessary 
occasion,  or  for  water,  when  the  sentinels  are  on 
post,  shall  report  his  departure  and  return  to  every 
sentinel  he  passes,  and  shall  be  absent  as  short  a 
time  as  possible. 

192.  No  Cadet  shall  enter  or  stop  at  the  guard- 
room during  study  hours. 

193.  Whenever  a  Cadet  receives  permission  to  be 
absent  from  his  quarters  during  study  hours,  or  for 
any  duty,  he  shall  show  his  permit  to  the  officer  in 
charge  and  the  Superintendent  of  his  division,  and 
shall  leave  it  with  the  officer  of  the  day. 

194.  No  Cadet  shall  post  any  placard  or  notice 
upon  any  of  the  public  buildings,  or  affix  to  the 


68  REGULATIONS   FOR  THE 

walls  of  his  room  any  map,  picture,  or  piece  of 
writing,  or  drive  a  nail  in  the  walls  or  timbers  of 
the  barracks,  without  the  permission  of  the  Com- 
mandant of  Cadets. 

195.  No  Cadet  shall  mark,  cut,  or  in  any  manner 
deface  or  injure  the  public  buildings. 

196.  No  Cadet  shall  throw  missiles  or  stones  of 
any  description  in  the  vicinity  of  the  barracks  or 
other  buildings. 

197.  jSTo  Cadet  shall  introduce  a  citizen  into  the 
barracks  during  study  hours,  upon  any  pretence 
whatever. 

ORDERLIES    OF   ROOMS. 

198.  There  shall  be  an  Orderly  detailed  for  each 
room  occupied  by  the  Cadets,  who  shall  perform 
the  duties  until  he  is  relieved  by  the  proper  officer. 

199.  The  Orderly  shall  see  that  the  names  of  his 
room-mates  are  on  the  orderly  board,  his  own  name 
being  the  first  or  upper  name  on  the  board. 

200.  He  shall  be  held  responsible  for  the  preser- 
vation of  all  public  property  attached  to  his  room, 
for  the  common  use  of  its  occupants. 

201.  He  shall  be  held  responsible  for  the  cleanli- 
ness of  the  room,  the  proper  arrangement  of  its 
contents,  and  for  the  strict  observance  of  regula- 
tions and  orders  therein. 

202.  Every  morning,  immediately  after  reveille,, 
he  shall  thoroughly  sweep  every  part  of  the  floor  of 
his  room,  brush  the  dust  from  the  furniture,  etc., 


* 


UNIVERSITY   OF   ALABAMA.  69 

and  sweep  the  dirt  collected  out  of  the  room,  but 
shall  not  sweep  dirt  into  the  halls  of  the  barracks 
during  the  remainder  of  the  day. 

203.  He  shall  see  that  a  light  is  in  his  room  with- 
in ten  minutes  after  evening  call  to  quarters. 

204.  Every  night,  after  tattoo  and  before  taps,  he 
shall  cause  all  the  lights  in  the  rooms  to  be  care- 
fully extinguished. 

205.  He  shall  answer  promptly  and  fully  to  every 
question  put  to  him  by  an  Officer,  or  by  a  Cadet  on 
duty. 

SUPERINTENDENTS    OF   DIVISIONS. 

206.  Each  of  the  Instructors  of  Infantry  Tactics 
shall  superintend  a  company  of  Cadets  and  its  com- 
pany quarters,  and  shall  see  that  the  regulations 
are  duly  observed  therein.  He  shall  superintend  or 
instruct  at  the  military  exercise  of  his  company, 
and  be  responsible  for  the  proper  observance  of  all 
parade  and  roll-calls. 

207.  He  shall  inspect  the  rooms  of  his  division 
three  times  between  reveille  and  tattoo,  lie  shall 
also  frequently  inspect  between  tattoo  and  reveille. 

208.  He  shall,  after  his  inspection  on  Saturday 
morning,  direct  the  Orderlies  of  such  rooms  as  arc 
not  in  good  order  to  be  continued  for  the  same  duty 
for  the  ensuing  week. 

209.  He  shall  every  morning  make  to  the  Com- 
mandant of  Cadets  a  report,  in  writing,  of  all  delin- 
quencies that  may  have  come  to  his  knowledge 
since  his  last  report,  and  of  the  condition  of  each 


70  REGULATIONS   FOR   THE 

room,  with  regard  to  police,  specifying  those  in  the 
best  and  those  in  the  worst  order,  and  the  names 
of  the  orderlies. 

SUPERINTENDENTS    OF    SUBDIVISIONS. 

210.  Each  division  of  quarters, -under  the  super- 
intendence of  the  Assistant  Instructor  of  Tactics, 
shall  be  subdivided,  and  each  subdivision  shall  be 
placed  under  the  superintendence  of  one  of  the 
officers  of  the  corps,  who  shall  be  charged  with  the 
immediate  care  of  its  police,  and  the  preservation 
of  general  good  order  therein. 

211.  The  Superintendent  of  a  subdivision  of 
quarters,  in  case  of  any  noise  or  scuffling,  or  other 
improper  conduct,  in  any  room,  hall,  or  gallery 
under  his  charge,  shall  repair  instantly  to  the  spot, 
and  suppress  the  irregularity,  order  the  parties  to 
their  rooms,  and  forthwith  report  the  circumstances 
to  the  Superintendent  of  his  division,  or  to  the 
officer  in  charge. 

212.  He  shall  keep  a  roster  of  the  occupants  of 
each  room  of  his  subdivision,  and  shall,  every  Sat- 
urday morning,  personally  direct  those  whose  turn 
it  is  to  enter  upon  their  duties  as  Orderlies  for  the 
ensuing  week,  except  in  cases  otherwise  directed  by 
the  Superintendent  of  division. 

213.  He  shall  communicate  to  the  occupants  of 
the  rooms  under  his  charge  such  orders  as  may  be 
given  by  the  Superintendent  of  division,  relative  to 
the  police,  and  shall  cause  them  to  be  strictly  ob- 
served. 


UNIVERSITY   OP  ALABAMA.  71 

214.  He  shall  visit  every  room  in  his  subdivision 
immediately  after  taps  at  night,  and  shall  ascertain, 
by  minute  inspection,  whether  the  duties  of  the 
Orderly  have  been  properly  performed,  and  whether 
the  occupants  of  the  room  are  all  present  and  in 
bed.  He  shall  cause  the  Orderlies  and  others,  in 
every  case  of  neglect  observed  at  this  visit,  to  com- 
ply strictly  with  the  regulations,  and  shall  report 
the  result  of  his  inspection  to  the  officer  in  charge. 

215.  He  shall  also  visit  and  thoroughly  inspect 
all  rooms  under  his  charge  thirty  minutes  after  re- 
veille, immediately  after  which  he  shall  make  a 
report  in  writing  to  the  Superintendent  of  his  divi- 
sion, subjoining  thereto  the  word  "certified,"  with 
his  signature. 

COMMANDANT    OF    CADETS. 

216.  The  Commandant  of  Cadets  shall  make  a 
minute  inspection  of  the  rooms,  furniture,  etc.,  of 
the  Cadets,  at  least  once  a  week,  and  will  make  a 
special  report  thereon  to  the  Superintendent. 

217.  He  will  also  make  occasional  inspections  of 
quarters  after  taps. 

218.  He  shall  prescribe  the  order  in  which  the 
furniture,  bedding,  books,  clothing,  equipments,  etc., 
shall  be  arranged  throughout  the  barracks. 

219.  He  shall  make  a  report  to  the  Superintendent 
every  morning,  between  eight  and   nine  o'clock,  of 
the  condition  of  the  barracks  and  of  the  discipline 
of  the  Cadets,  noting  specially  such  matters  as  may 
require  his  consideration  and  action. 


72  REGULATIONS   FOR  THE 

220.  He  shall  be  responsible  for  the  safe  keeping 
and  good  order  of  all  arms,  accoutrements,  and 
other  public  property  in  use  by  the  Cadets. 

OFFICER   IN   CHARGE. 

221.  Each  of  the  Assistant  Instructors  of  Tactics 
shall  be  detailed,  in  turn,  as  officer  in  charge  for  the 
day ;  his  tour  to  commence  at  guard-mounting. 

222.  He  shall  superintend  the  performance  of  all 
the  duties  of  the  day  which  do  not  require  the  pres- 
ence of  the  Commandant,  and  see  that  they  are  per- 
formed according  to  regulations  and  orders. 

223.  He  shall  promptly  correct  all  irregularities 
which  may  occur  in  the  barracks,  or  in  their  vicinity ; 
and  shall  be  at  the  guard-room  at  taps  to  receive  the 
reports  of  Inspectors. 

224.  He  shall  be  present  at  class  parades  and  roll- 
calls  during  his  tour,  and  shall  not  absent  himself 
from  the  barracks  or  their  vicinity,  except  at  meal- 
times, without  the  approbation  of  the  Commandant 
of  Cadets. 

OFFICER   OF   THE   DAY. 

225.  The  officer  of  the  day  shall  be  detailed 
generally  from  the  roster  of  Cadets  acting  as 
officers. 

226.  He  shall,  after  receiving  his  guard,  report 
for  orders  to  the  Commandant  of  Cadets,  and  shall 
receive  and  obey  such  orders  as  may  be  given  him, 
during  his  tour,  by  the  officer  in  charge. 


UNIVERSITY   OF   ALABAMA.  73 

227.  He  shall  give  the  guard  the  orders  of  the  day; 
regulate  the  reliefs,  and  have  such  of  the  guard  dis- 
missed as  are  not  required  for  duty. 

228.  He  shall  cause  the  sentinels  to  be  posted  at 
proper  times,  shall  visit  them  ten  minutes  after 
they  are  posted,  and  see  that  they  are  properly  in- 
structed in  their  duties. 

229.  He  shall  cause  all  academic  signals  to  be 
sounded  at  the  proper  times. 

230.  He  shall  superintend  the  formation  of  the 
classes  and  sections,  require  the  marchers  to  report 
the  absentees,  and  to  preserve  good  order  on  parade, 
and  while  marching  to  and  from  the  section-rooms, 
and  shall  not  leave  the  parade  ground  until  all  the 
sections  have  reached  their  recitation  rooms. 

231.  He  shall  be  present  at  all  parades  and  roll- 
calls  during  his  tour,  and  require  the  absentees  to 
be  reported  to  him.  He  shall  then  immediately 
seek  all  reported  to  him  as  absent,  and  order  them 
to  repair  forthwith  wherever  it  may  be  their  duty 
to  be.  If  the  duty  ceases  with  the  roll-call,  he  will, 
nevertheless,  seek  the  individual,  to  ascertain  his 
presence  or  absence  from  the  post.  He  shall  report 
to  the  officer  in  charge  all  whom  he  does  not  find, 
and  all  such  as  fail  to  obey  his  orders. 

232.  He  shall,  immediately  after  the  roll-call  for 
Church  on  Sundays,  inspect  all  the  quarters,  make 
the  proper  reports  against  those  who  have  been  re- 
ported absent,  and  report  any  others  whom  he  may 
find  in  quarters. 

233.  He  shall  take  prompt  and  effectual  measures 

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74  REGULATIONS   FOR   THE 

for  suppressing  all  irregularities  and  disturbances 
that  may  occur  in  or  near  the  barracks. 

234.  He  shall  station  himself  in  or  near  the  guard- 
room, between  reveille  and  taps,  constantly,  except 
when  absent  on  duty  or  at  meals. 

235.  He  shall  be  held  responsible  for  all  public 
property  deposited  in  the  guard-room. 

236.  He  shall  report  to  the  officer  in  charge,  for 
orders,  immediately  after  taps.  He  shall  then  im- 
mediately (unless  otherwise  ordered)  visit  the  rooms 
of  all  Cadets  who  are  reported  absent,  and  he  shall 
repeat  his  visits  at  intervals  of  fifteen  minutes  to  the 
room  of  each  absentee  till  his  return. 

237.  On  the  back  of  his  guard  report  he  shall  note 
all  violations  of  the  regulations  which  may  have 
come  to  his  knowledge  during  the  tour,  stating  the 
name  of  each  delinquent,  with  a  clear  and  precise 
description  of  his  offence,  and  the  circumstances  of 
time  and  place  when  they  are  not  necessarily  un- 
derstood ;  he  shall  also  state,  particularly,  the  orders 
given  him  by  any  authorized  officer,  and  the  time 
at  which  each  absentee  at  taps  returned  to  his  room ; 
and  he  will  subjoin  to  his  report  the  word  "certi- 
fied," with  his  signature. 

SENTINELS. 

238.  There  being,  perhaps,  no  better  test  of  sol- 
diership and  the  discipline  of  a  command  than  the 
manner  in  which  the  duties  of  sentinels  are  per- 
formed, Cadets  should  understand  the  honor  and 
responsibility  of  a  soldier  on  post. 


UNIVERSITY   OF   ALABAMA.  75 

239.  All  persons,  of  whatever  rank,  are  required 
to  observe  the  greatest  respect  towards  sentinels, 
and  no  officer  or  other  person  shall  make  use  of  any 
expression,  language,  or  gesture,  to  a  Cadet  on 
post. 

240.  Every  sentinel  shall  obey  the  orders  of  the 
Commandant  of  Cadets,  Superintendent  of  Division, 
Officer  in  Charge,  Officer  of  the  Day,  and  the  Officers 
and  Non- Commissioned  Officers  of  the  Guard. 

241.  At  evening  parade  each  First  Sergeant  shall 
warn  the  Cadets  of  his  company  who  are  detailed  to 
mount  guard  the  ensuing  day,  always  taking  those 
for  this  duty  first  who  have  been  the  longest  off*. 
The  guard  thus  detailed  shall  be  on  duty  all  night, 
at  least  one  sentinel  being  on  post  at  a  time. 

242.  Every  Cadet  of  the  guard  shall  appear  at 
guard-mounting  in  perfect  order. 

243.  Cadets  detailed  for  guard  shall  wear  their 
side-arms  when  not  on  post,  and  shall  not,  during 
their  tour,  leave  the  University. 

244.  As  soon  as  a  sentinel  is  posted  in  the  bar- 
racks, he  shall  visit  every  room  under  his  charge, 
see  that  all  the  occupants  are  present,  and  order  (if 
it  be  in  study  hours)  every  Cadet  whom  he  may  find 
visiting,  to  go  to  his  room.  If  he  fail  to  obey  the 
order,  he  shall  forthwith  call  the  Sergeant  of  the 
guard  and  report  his  disobedience. 

245.  Every  sentinel  on  post,  when  the  call  "to 
quarters"  is  sounded,  shall  visit  the  rooms  under 
his  charge,  ten  minutes  after  such  call,  and  report 
those  Cadets  who  shall  not  have  obeyed  the  call. 


76  REGULATIONS   FOR   THE 

246.  "No  sentinel  shall  permit  a  violation  of  the 
regulations  to  take  place  within  the  limits  of  his 
post,  without  taking  proper  measures  to  prevent  it ; 
nor  shall  he  fail,  in  any  case,  to  call  for  the  Cor- 
poral of  the  guard,  and  report  to  him  immediately 
every  such  violation  which  comes  within  his  obser- 
vation or  knowledge  while  on  post,  and  the  name 
of  every  Cadet  who,  during  his  tour,  shall  have 
been  absent  from  his  room  in  study  hours  longer 
than  ten  minutes. 

247.  Any  Cadet  who  shall  neglect  his  guard-duty 
by  deserting,  or  sleeping  on  his  post,  or  in  any 
manner  impair  the  securit}^  of  the  public  property 
by  the  neglect  of  the  duties  devolving  upon  the 
guard  by  law,  shall  be  dismissed,  or  otherwise  less 
severely  punished. 

248.  Any  non-commissioned  officer  of  the  guard 
who  shall  fail  to  post  his  relief  at  the  prescribed 
hour  or  hours  after  taps,  shall  be  subject  to  the 
penalty  attached  to  the  neglect  of  duty  of  a  sen- 
tinel, under  paragraph  247. 

249.  The  Sergeant  of  the  Guard  shall  parade  and 
inspect  every  relief  at  the  proper  time. 

250.  In  all  cases  not  provided  for  in  the  forego- 
ing paragraphs,  the  service  of  the  guard  shall  be 
performed  as  prescribed  by  the  general  regulations 
of  the  Confederate  States  Army. 

ARRESTS. 

251.  The   Superintendent  and  Commandant   of 


UNIVERSITY   OF   ALABAMA.  77 

Cadets  alone  have  the  power  to  arrest  a  Cadet,  ex- 
cept in  cases  of  mutiny,  direct  disohedien.ce  of 
orders,  or  gross  disrespect  to  a  superior  officer,  in 
which  cases  offenders  may  be  arrested ;  but  all  such 
arrests  shall  be  promptly  reported,  through  the 
Commandant  of  Cadets,  to  the  Superintendent  for 
his  approbation. 

252.  Every  Cadet  arrested  shall  confine  himself 
forthwith  to  his  quarters  until  released,  (unless 
otherwise  specially  ordered,)  except  when  required 
to  be  absent  therefrom  for  the  performance  of  some 
of  his  academic  or  military  duties,  (to  all  of  which, 
except  those  of  guard,  he  shall  strictly  attend,)  and 
except  on  a  necessary  occasion,  and  for  the  purpose 
of  going  to  the  mess  hall  for  his  meals. 

253.  Every  Cadet  charged  with  breach  of  arrest 
shall  be  tried,  and,  if  found  guilty,  shall  be  dis- 
missed. 

254.  When  a  Cadet  is  confined  to  the  limits  of 
barracks,  camp,  or  the  .  University,  any  breach  of 
such  confinement  will  subject  him  to  the  penalty 
prescribed  by  paragraph  253  for  breach  of  arrest. 

255.  When  a  Cadet  is  under  arrest  or  confine- 
ment to  his  room,  barracks,  camp,  or  the  Univer- 
sity grounds,  he  will  not  apply  for  any  permission 
to  go  beyond  such  limits,  unless  impelled  thereto 
by  strong  emergency,  and  when  thus  impelled  he 
will  make  personal  application  to  the  Superintend- 
ent, in  writing,  setting  forth  in  such  application 
that  he  is  under  arrest,  and  the  reasons  for  which 
he  desires  the  permission  which  he  asks. 


78  REGULATIONS   FOR   THE 

256.  No  general  permit  granted  to  Cadets  to  go 
beyond  the  limits  of  the  University  will  be  valid  to 
any  Cadet  under  arrest  or  confinement,  except  for 
attendance  at  church  in  the  morning  on  the  Sab- 
bath ;  and  any  Cadet  who  shall  go  beyond  the 
limits  for  other  purposes,  when  under  arrest  or 
confinement,  upon  such  general  permit,  will  sub- 
ject himself  to  the  penalty  of  paragraph  253. 

SICK. 

257.  At  the  "  Surgeon's  Call,"  the  sick  not  in 
the  hospital  shall  be  conducted  to  the  dispensary  by 
the  First  Sergeant  of  each  company,  who  will  pre- 
sent to  the  Surgeon  the  company-book,  in  which  the 
names  of  the  sick  are  registered,  and  no  Cadet 
shall  be  conducted  to  or  report  to  the  Surgeon  at 
the  dispensary  whose  name  is  not  registered  on  the 
company-book. 

258.  Cadets  requiring  medical  attendance  at 
times  other  than  those  specified  in  the  regulations 
or  orders,  are  to  report  the  fact  to  the  Officer  in 
Charge,  who,  according  to  his  judgment,  will  either 
send  for  the  Surgeon  or  send  the  Cadet  to  the  hos- 
pital to  see  the  Surgeon,  under  charge  of  an  officer 
or  non-commissioned  officer  of  the  guard,  or  un- 
der such  other  charge  as  he  may  find  expedient  at 
the  time. 

259.  Every  Cadet  excused  by  the  Surgeon  from 
all  duties  shall  be  sent  to  the  hospital. 

260.  The   sick   Cadets  who  remain  in  quarters 


UNIVERSITY   OF   ALABAMA.  79 

shall  not  leave  their  rooms,  except  for  the  perform- 
ance of  some  duty,  or  of  taking  exercise  at  such 
times  as  the  Surgeon  may  have  prescribed,  with 
the  approbation  of  the  Superintendent;  but  no 
such  Cadet  shall,  for  any  purpose  whatever,  be 
absent  from  his  room  during  any  drill,  parade,  or 
roll-call  from  which  he  shall  have  been  excused  by 
the  Surgeon. 

261.  The  sick  in  hospital  shall  obey  all  orders  of 
the  Surgeon,  and  all  such  police  regulations  as  he 
may  prescribe,  with  the  approbation  of  the  Super- 
intendent. 

262.  No  Cadet  shall  go  to  the  hospital  unless 
previously  examined  and  sent  there  by  the  Surgeon, 
except  he  be  sent  there  as  provided  by  paragraph 
258. 

263.  Ko  Cadet  shall  visit  any  patient  in  the  hos- 
pital without  a  written  permission,  signed  by  the 
Surgeon,  and  approved  by  the  Superintendent. 
Every  such  permission  must  be  left  with  the  Stew- 
ard of  the  hospital. 

264.  All  individuals,  be  their  rank  or  situation 
what  it  may,  are  positively  prohibited  entering  the 
Cadets'  hospital,  unless  accompanied  by  the  Sur- 
geon, or  some  other  officer  of  the  Universit}r,  or 
the  "Officer  of  the  Day." 

COMMONS. 

265.  The  Commandant  of  Cadets  is  Inspector  of 
the  Commons,  and  will  report  to  the  Sujierintendcnt 


80  REGULATIONS   FOR  THE 

all  irregularities  in  the  hall,  and  every  infraction  of 
the  mess  regulations. 

266.  The  Inspector  of  the  Commons  shall  ap- 
point from  the  officers  of  the  corps  a  Superintend- 
ent of  the  mess  hall,  and  as  many  Assistant  Superin- 
tendents as  he  may  deem  necessary. 

267.  The  Cadets  shall  be  divided  into  as  many 
squads  as  there  are  tables  in  the  mess  hall,  and  the 
Inspector  shall  appoint  from  the  officers  of  the  corps 
a  Carver,  and  from  the  non-commissioned  officers 
two  Assistant  Carvers  to  each  squad. 

268.  As  many  squads  as  the  Inspector  may  ap- 
point shall  constitute  a  section,  and  each  section  shall 
be  under  the  control  of  one  of  the  Assistant  Super- 
intendents  of  the  hall. 

269.  The  Carvers  and  Assistant  Carvers  will  cause 
all  regulations  to  be  observed  by  those  at  the  tables 
over  which  they  preside,  and  shall  report  all  viola- 
tions of  the  same  to  the  Assistant  Superintendents 
of  their  respective  sections,  who  will  report  these 
violations  to  the  Superintendent  of  the  hall, 
such  report  to  be  transmitted  by  him  to  the  In- 
spector. 

270.  At  the  signals  for  breakfast,  dinner,  and 
supper,  the  sections  will  be  formed  at  such  place  and 
in  such  manner  as  shall  be  prescribed  by  the  Com- 
mandant. 

271.  Every  Cadet  of  the  University  shall  take  his 
meals  at  the  mess  hall. 

272.  Every  Cadet  shall  march  to  meals,  except 
the  Officer  of  the  day,  and  the  Sergeant  and  Cor- 


UNIVERSITY   OF  ALABAMA.  81 

porals  of  the  Guard  not  immediately  on  duty ;  the 
latter  shall  precede  the  corps  to  the  mess  hall. 

273.  The  corps  will  be  received  at  breakfast,  din- 
ner and  supper  by  the  non-commissioned  officer 
having  command  of  the  first,  second,  and  third 
reliefs  respectively,  and  the  non-commissioned 
officer  who  receives  the  corps  will  remain  in  the 
hall  till  the  arrival  of  the  relief,  which  was  on  post 
during  the  meal. 

274.  The  Sergeant  or  Corporal  who  receives  the 
corps  at  the  hall  shall  report  any  Cadet  who  may 
enter  the  hall  before  the  arrival  of  the  corps,  or 
between  its  departure  and  the  arrival  of  the  relief 
which  was  on  post. 

275.  Each  Cadet  shall  have  the  particular  place 
at  table  to  which  his  place  in  the  ranks  corresponds, 
such  place  not  to  be  changed  without  the  permis- 
sion of  the  Superintendent  of  the  hall. 

276.  All  unnecessary  or  loud  talking  is  prohibited. 
The  Carvers  and  Assistant  Carvers  only  shall  call 
on  the  waiters. 

^  277.  Wasting,  or  taking  from  the  mess  hall  pro- 
visions or  mess  furniture,  is  strictly  prohibited. 

278.  Any  non-commissioned  officer  of  the  guard 
who  shall  fail  to  report  any  Cadet  who  may  enter 
the  hall  before  or  after  the  corps  when  he  has 
charge,  or  during  the  time  that  his  relief  is  in  the 
hall,  shall  be  reduced  to  the  ranks. 

279.  The  Superintendent  of  the  ball   shall   see 
that  every  Cadet,  except  those  remaining  on  duty 
leaves  the  hall  at  the  command  "Rise. 


82  REGULATIONS   FOR  THE 

280.  The  non-commissioned  officer  commanding 
the  relief  on  post  during  a  meal,  shall,  after  the 
return  of  the  corps,  march  his  relief  to  the  hall. 
He  shall  preside  at  the  guard  table,  and  see  that 
the  ( mess  regulations  are  observed,  all  violations 
of  which  he  shall  report  to  the  Inspector  of  the 
Commons. 

281.  No  Cadet  shall  go  to  the  Commons,  or  ap- 
proach the  building  occupied  by  the  Steward,  except 
on  duty,  at  any  other  time  or  in  any  other  manner 
than  is  above  prescribed. 

282.  If  any  Cadet  shall  consider  any  article  of 
the  fare  provided  at  his  table  to  be  tainted,  or  other- 
wise unsuitable  for  use,  he  may.  report  the  fact  to 
the  Superintendent  of  the  hall,  who  shall  communi- 
cate the  report  (with  a  sample  of  the  provisions 
complained  of)  to  the  Commandant  of  Cadets. 

EXCUSES. 

283.  Any  Cadet  reported  for  a  delinquency  shall 
express  his  excuse  in  writing,  upon  blank  forms, 
(with  which  he  will  always  keep  himself  supplied,) 
and  submit  the  same,  neatly  folded,  to  the  Com- 
mandant of  Cadets,  before  his  first  orderly  hour 
after  the  publication  of  the  report  on  parade. 

284.  Any  Cadet  who  shall  present  a  false  excuse 
shall  be  dismissed;  and  any  Cadet  who  shall  pre- 
sent a  disrespectful  excuse  shall  be  punished  accord- 
ing to  the  degree  of  the  offence,  and  the  report  for 
which  such  excuse  shall  have  been  presented  shall 
not  be  removed. 


UNIVERSITY    OF   ALABAMA.  83 

285.  No  Cadet  shall  address  an  Officer  or  Cadet 
who  has  reported  him  for  a  delinquency  on  the 
subject  of  such  report,  unless  specially  permitted 
by  the  Superintendent  or  Commandant  of  Cadets ; 
and  every  Officer  or  Cadet  having  made  such  report 
against  a  Cadet  shall  hold  no  conversation  with 
him  relating  to  it,  unless  referred  to  with  the  proper 
permission. 

286.  AVhen  a  Cadet  is  reported  absent  from  quar- 
ters, or  from  any  duty,  he  shall  be  required  to  ren- 
der an  excuse  or  explanation  for  the  same;  and 
when  it  is  not  stated  that  he  was  at  the  time  in  the 
barracks,  or  within  the  Cadets'  limits,  he  will  be 
considered  as  having  been  beyond  the  said  limits, 
and  liable  to  be  punished  accordingly. 

287.  All  absences  from  quarters  at  night,  which 
are  unauthorized,  will  be  considered  as  involving 
special  penalty. 

288.  Appeals  to  the  Superintendent,  for  a  recon- 
sideration of  reports  for  delinquencies,  will  not  be 
entertained  except  during  the  week  on  which  said 
reports  are  recorded,  except  in  cases  where  it  is  im- 
practicable to  apply  for  a  reconsideration  within 
that  time.     Such  appeals  must  be  made  in  writing. 

289.  Cadets  having  over  175  demerit  for  the  year 
will  be  considered  on  probation  for  the  next  year, 
and  the  limits  of  their  demerit  for  that  year  will  be 
fixed  at  175.  Any  Cadet  on  probation  exceeding 
17")  demerit  within  the  year,  will  be,  "ipso 
dismissed. 

290.  Any  Cadet  Officer  having  50  demerit    for 


84  REGULATIONS    FOR   THE 

any  one  quarter  shall  be  forthwith  reduced  to  the 
ranks. 

291.  Form  of  Excuse  for  Delinquency  : 

(Date.)  ,  18     . 

Report,  Cadet . 

Excuse : 

Respectfully  submitted : 

(Name  of  Cadet.) 

Cadet  of  Univ.  Ala. 

To  Colonel , 

Commandant  Corps  of  Cadets. 

Endorsement  for  the  above  excuse  on  the  reverse 
and  at  the  top,  the  whole  not  to  extend  more  than 
three  inches  below  the  top : 

Excuse  of 

Cadet , 

Date 

Referred  to 
Remarks. 

recitations. 

292.  The  class  sections  shall  assemble  at  their 
respective  hours,  at  such  place  as  shall  be  prescribed 
by  the  Commandant. 

293.  Silence  and  soldier-like  deportment  are  en- 
joined on  all  Cadets  while  on  class  parade,  and 
while  marching  to  and  from  their  recitation-rooms. 
No  Cadet  shall  have  his  book  open  in  ranks. 


UNIVERSITY   OF   ALABAMA.  85 

294.  Every  Cadet,  unless  he  be  an  Assistant  Pro- 
fessor, or  excused,  shall  assemble  and  march  with 
his  section. 

295.  No  Cadet  shall  go  to  his  quarters  during  the 
attendance  of  his  section  in  the  recitation-room, 
unless  in  case  of  sickness,  when  he  must  immedi- 
ately report  to  the  proper  officer. 

296.  No  Cadet  shall  leave  his  class-room  without 
the  permission  of  his  instructor,  nor  shall  request 
such  permission  until  one  hour  from  his  entrance 
has  elapsed ;  nor  then,  except  on  a  necessary  occa- 
sion. 

297.  Every  Cadet  permitted  to  leave  the  class- 
room shall  return  as  quickly  as  possible.  Any  one 
who  remains  out  more  than  ten  minutes  shall  be 
reported  by  the  Instructor  in  his  weekly  class 
report. 

SECTION    MARCHER. 

298.  The  Cadet  whose  name  stands  first  on  the 
roll  shall  be  the  Marcher  of  his  section. 

299.  The  Marcher,  as  soon  as  the  signal  is  given, 
shall  form  his  section  at  the  place  of  assembling,  in 
two  ranks. 

300.  He  shall  then  call  the  roll,  and  note  each 
absentee,  whose  name  he  shall  give  to  the  Officer 
of  the  Day. 

301.  He  shall  march  his  section  to  the  lecture- 
room,  under  the  direction  of  the  Officer  of  the  Day, 
in  an  orderly  and  soldier-like  manner. 

302.  He  shall  cause  the  Cadets  of  his  section  to 


86  REGULATIONS   FOR   THE 

take  seats  in  the  lecture-room,  in  the  order  of  their 
names  on  the  roll. 

303.  While  a  section  is  under  the  charge  of  the 
Marcher,  he  shall  be  responsible,  in  the  absence  of 
the  Professor  or  Instructor  of  the  section,  for  any 
injury  done  to  the  public  buildings,  or  other  public 
property,  and  for  the  good  order  of  his  section. 

304.  When  dismissed  by  the  Instructor,  he  shall 
form  his  section  as  before,  and  march  it,  in  like 
manner,  to  the  place  where  it  assembled,  and  there 
dismiss  it. 

305.  He  shall  report  in  writing  to  the  Officer  of 
the  Day  every  violation  of  the  regulations  which 
has  been  committed  by  any  member  of  the  section 
of  which  he  is  the  Marcher,  while  in  the  recitation- 
room,  or  while  marching  to  and  from  it. 

306.  Whenever  a  Marcher  is  not  present  with  his 
section,  the  next  highest  on  the  roll  shall  perform 
the  duties  of  Marcher,  and  shall  be  obeyed  as 
such. 

INSTRUCTORS. 

307.  Every  Instructor  shall  note,  in  his  weekly 
class  report,  the  name  of  each  Cadet  of  the  section 
under  his  immediate  charge  who  has  been  delin- 
quent, with  the  time  and  description  of  his  of- 
fence. 

308.  He  will  also  state  in  his  report  the  progress 
made  during  the  week  by  his  section,  and  the  par- 
ticular subject  on  which  it  has  been  engaged. 

309.  He  will  hand  his  weekly  report  to  the  Super- 


UNIVERSITY    OF    ALABAMA.  87 

intendent  on  Friday,  between  four  and  four  and  a 
half  o'clock  P.  M. 

310.  The  Assistant  Professors  shall  present  their 
class  reports  to  their  respective  Principal  Professors, 
by  whom  they  shall  be  transmitted  to  the  Super- 
intendent. 

311.  No  Instructor  will  dismiss  his  section  before 
the  proper  signal  is  made,  without  mentioning  the 
same,  with  the  reasons  for  so  doing,  on  his  weekly 
report,  nor  shall  he  detain  his  section  after  the  sig- 
nal to  dismiss  it  has  been  sounded. 

SOCIETIES,    ETC. 

312.  No  society  shall  be  organized  among  the 
Cadets  without  a  special  license  from  the  Superin- 
tendent ;  nor  shall  any  assembly  of  Cadets  be  held 
for  this  or  any  other  purpose,  without  his  express 
permission,  promulgated  in  orders. 

TEMPORARY   REGULATIONS. 

313.  The  Superintendent  is  authorized  to  pre- 
sciibe,  temporarily,  such  regulations  for  the  general 
government  of  the  University,  and  the  Command- 
ant of  Cadets  such  of  discipline  or  police,  as  may 
be  herein  omitted,  and  experience  may  show  to  be 
necessary,  which  shall  be  reported  to  the  Board  of 
Trustees  at  its  next  meeting,  and,  when  approved 
by  them,  shall  be  permanent. 


88  REGULATIONS   FOR   THE 


COMPLIMENTS. 


314.  Cadets  shall,  at  all  times,  salute  all  the 
Officers  and  Professors  of  the  University,  whether 
in  uniform  or  not,  the  Governor  of  the  State,  mem- 
bers of  the  Board  of  Trustees,  and  Officers  of  the 
Confederate  States  Army  or  State  Militia,  when 
visiting  the  University  in  uniform. 

315.  If  a  Cadet  is  seated  wThen  an  Officer  ap- 
proaches him,  he  will  rise,  stand  in  the  position  of 
a  soldier,  and  respectfully  salute  him  by  raising  his 
hand  to  the  visor  of  his  cap. 

ORDER    OF   ATTENDING    CHURCH. 

316.  The  Cadets  will  be  marched  to  church  every 
Sunday  morning,  (weather  permitting,)  and  will 
attend  the  several  churches  in  the  following  order  : 

Company  A.  Company  B. 

1st  Sunday  in  the  month Methodist Presbyterian. 

2d        "  "  "     Presbyterian Baptist. 

3d        "  "  "     Baptist Episcopal. 

4th       "  "  "     Episcopal Methodist. 

5th       "  "  "     At  the  discretion  of  the  officers 

commanding  companies. 

The  Cadet  staff  will  attend  one  of  the  churches 
attended  by  the  companies. 

317.  As  no  preference  is  given  to  any  religious 
sect  or  denomination  in  the  University,  officers 
commanding  companies  will  be  held  responsible  for 
their  faithful  compliance  with  the  order  in  para- 


UNIVERSITY   OF  ALABAMA.  89 

graph  316,  that  the  principle  of  the  University  may 
not  be  violated  by  their  neglect  or  caprice. 

RESPONSIBILITY   OF    CADETS    ON    LEAVE    OF   ABSENCE. 

318.  Cadets  on  leave  of  absence  are  not  exempted 
from  conforming  to  all  those  regulations  which  pre- 
scribe propriety  of  conduct  on  the  part  of  a  Cadet, 
but  will,  in  all  cases  of  violation,  be  liable  to  punish- 
ment according  to  the  nature  of  the  offence. 

319.  Should  the  Superintendent  have  cause  to 
know  that  the  conduct  of  any  Cadet  while  on  leave 
of  absence  has  been  immoral  or  improper,  he  will 
immediately  notify  the  parent  or  guardian  of  such 
Cadet  of  the  same,  to  the  end  that  he  do  not  return 
to  the  University. 

320.  A  Cadet,  on  leave  of  absence,  will  report  for 
duty  by  "guard  mounting"  on  the  morning  after 
the  date  on  which  his  leave  expires. 

321.  No  Cadet,  on  leave  of  absence,  shall  remain 
in  the  vicinity  of  the  University,  (except  when  his 
parent  or  guardian  resides  there,)  unless  specially 
authorized  to  do  so. 

322.  A  Cadet  returning  from  leave  of  absence  be- 
fore such  leave  expires,  will  report  for  duty  by 
"guard  mounting"  on  the  morning  after  his  return. 

REGULATIONS. 

323.  A  copy  of  these  regulations  will  be  depo- 

in  each  room  of  the  barracks,  for  the  safe  keeping 
of  which  the  Orderly  will  be  held  responsible,  and 


90 


UNIVERSITY    OF   ALABAMA. 


it  is  made  the  duty  of  Inspectors  of  Divisions,  to 
the  Commandant  of  Cadets,  to  see  that  this  regula- 
tion is  complied  with. 


APPENDIX. 


-*•»- 


EXTRACTS 


FROM    THE 


(itar&I  gtplafams  at  fyt  ^rmg 

OF    THE 

CONFEDERATE  STATES 

OF 

AMERICA. 


EXTRACTS  FROM  THE  GENERAL  REGULA- 
TIONS FOR  THE  ARMY. 


ARTICLE  XXXVI. 

DAILY  DETAILS   AND   DUTIES. 

384.  The  daily  duties  must  be  announced  in 
orders,  and  the  officers  to  perform  it  are  to  be  de- 
tailed according  to  the  rules  of  the  roster. 

385.  The  number  and  rank  of  the  officers  for  daily 
duty  are  to  be  regulated  by  the  strength  and  cir- 
cumstances of  the  camp  or  garrison. 

386.  Independently  of  the  officers  detailed  for 
guard  duty,  the  officers  for  daily  duty  will  be  as 
follows : 

387.  In  large  camps  there  will  be  a  general  officer 
of  the  day  for  each  division ;  a  field  officer  of  the  day 
for  each  brigade;  a  captain  of  the  day  for  each 
regiment;  and  such  general  and  regimental  staff 
officers  of  the  day  as  may  be  necessary  to  attend  to 
the  various  details,  and  to  receive  and  execute 
orders,  according  to  their  respective  stations.  In 
every  regiment  and  garrison,  besides  the  officer  of 
the  day,  there  will  be  detailed  daily,  if  the  strength 
of  the  garrison  will  permit,  a  subaltern,  four  non- 
commissioned officers,  a  drummer,  and  such  fatigue 
parties  as  circumstances  may  require  for  the  police 


94  EXTRACTS   FROM    THE 

of  regiment  or  garrison.  In  small  commands,  sub- 
alterns may  be  detailed  for  duty  as  officers  of  the 
day,  and  they  will  also  discharge  the  duties  of  offi- 
cers of  police.  The  officers  thus  detailed  are  to 
remain  in  camp  or  garrison  during  their  tours  of 
duty. 

388.  The  General  of  the  day  is  to  superintend  the 
regularity  and  discipline  of  the  camp  in  every  par- 
ticular ;  he  is  to  visit  the  guards  of  the  camps  and 
the  outposts ;  he  is  to  call  out  and  inspect  the  in- 
lying pickets  as  often  and  at  such  times  as  he  thinks 
proper;  he  is  to  receive  all  reports  in  camp,  and 
make  immediate  communication  of  any  extraordi- 
nary circumstance  to  the  General-in-Chief. 

389.  The  Field  Officer  of  the  day  has  the  immediate 
superintendence  of  the  camp  of  the  brigade;  he  is 
to  be  present  at  the  mounting  and  dismounting  of 
all  the  brigade  guard,  particularly  of  the  inlying 
pickets,  which  are  always  considered  under  his  com- 
mand ;  he  is  to  call  them  out  to  inspect  them,  to 
order  such  patrols  from  them  as  he  may  judge  ne- 
cessary to  insure  the  regularity  and  order  of  the 
camp  ;  and  in  the  event  of  the  inlying  pickets  being 
ordered  to  march,  he  is  to  march  with  them. 

390.  The  Captain  or  Subaltern  of  the  day,  of  each 
regiment,  superintends  the  cleanliness  and  regularity 
of  the  camp  or  quarters  of  the  regiment ;  he  attends 
the  parading  of  all  regimental  guards,  and  orders 
the  roll  to  be  called  frequently,  and  at  unexpected 
periods,  and  reports  every  thing  extraordinary  to  the 
commanding  officer ;  he  is  to  visit  the  hospital  at 


GENERAL#REGULATIONS   FOR   THE   ARMY.  95 

various  hours,  and  make  a  report  of  its  state  to 
the  commanding  officer  of  the  regiment  or  gar- 
rison. 

391.  The  Adjutant  of  the  day,  of  the  brigade,  is  to 
assist  the  general  staff  officer  of  the  day  in  the 
various  details  of  it,  and,  in  his  absence,  to  perform 
his  duty  as  such  and  attend  for  orders  at  head- 
quarters. 

392.  The  officer  of  police,  under  the  direction  of 
the  officer  of  the  day,  is  to  make  a  general  inspec- 
tion into  the  cleanliness  of  the  camp  or  garrison. 


ARTICLE  XXXVII. 
"honors  to  be  paid  by  the  troops." 

395.  The  President  is  to  be  saluted  with  the 
highest  honors — all  standards  and  colors  dropping, 
officers  saluting  arms,  drums  beating  and  trumpets 
sounding. 

396.  The  same  compliments  will  be  paid  to  the 
Vice-President. 

397.  A  Major-General  commanding-in-chief  is  to  be 
received  by  cavalry,  with  swords  drawn,  trumpets 
sounding  the  march,  and  all  the  officers  saluting, 
standards  dropping ;  by  infantry,  with  drums  beat- 
ing the  march,  colors  dropping,  officers  saluting, 
and  arms  presented. 

398.  A  Major- General  is  to  be  received,  by  cavalry, 
with  swords  drawn,  trumpets  sounding  twice  the 
trumpet  flourish,  and  officers  saluting;  by  infantry. 


96  EXTRACTS   FROM    THE 

with  three  ruffles,  colors  dropping,  officers  saluting, 
and  arms  presented. 

399.  A  Brigadier- General  is  to  be  received,  by 
cavalry,  with  swords  drawn,  trumpets  sounding 
once  the  trumpet  nourish,  and  officers  saluting ;  by 
infantry,  with  two  ruffles,  colors  dropping,  officers 
saluting,  and  arms  presented. 

400.  An  Adjutant- General,  or  Inspector- General,  if 
under  the  rank  of  a  general  officer,  is  to  be  received 
at  a  review,  or  inspection  of  the  troops  under  arms, 
by  cavalry,  with  swords  drawn,  officers  saluting; 
by  infantry,  officers  saluting,  and  arms  presented. 
The  same  honors  to  be  paid  to  any  field  officer 
authorized  to  review  and  inspect  the  troops.  When 
the  inspecting  officer  is  junior  in  rank  to  the  officer 
on  the  parade,  and  in  the  command  of  the  troops 
to  be  inspected,  no  compliments  will  be  paid ;  he 
will  be  received  only  with  swords  drawn  and  arms 
shouldered. 

401.  All  guards  are  to  turn  out  and  present  arms 
to  general  officers  as  often  as  they  pass  them,  except 
the  personal  guards  of  general  officers,  which  turn 
out  only  to  the  Generals  whose  guards  they  are, 
and  to  officers  of  superior  rank. 

402.  To  Colonels,  the  guards  of  their  own  regi- 
ments turn  out  and  present  arms  once  a  day ;  after 
which  they  turn  out  with  shouldered  arms. 

403.  To  Lieutenant- Colonels  and  Majors,  their  own 
guards  turn  out  with  shouldered  arms  once  a  day ; 
at  other  times  with  ordered  arms. 

404.  When  the  command  of  a  regiment  devolves 


GENERAL  REGULATIONS  FOR  THE  ARMY.     97 

on  a  Lieutenant- Colonel,  or  Major,  the  regimental 
guards  will  pay  him  the  same  compliment  as  is 
ordered  for  the  Colonel. 

405.  Officers  in  command  of  forts  or  garrison 
have  a  right  to  the  complimentary  honors  from  the 
troops  under  their  command  which  are  due  to  the 
rank  one  degree  higher  than  the  rank  they  actually 
hold  in  the  line  of  the  army. 

406.  To  the  Secretary  of  State,  Treasury,  War,  and 
Navy  Departments,  and  other  members  of  the  Cabinet, 
to  the  Chief  Justice,  the  President  pro  tempore  of  the 
Senate,  and  Speaker  of  the  House  of  Representatives  of 
the  Confederate  States,  and  to  Governors  within  their 
respective  States  arid  Territories,  the  same  honors  will 
be  paid  as  are  specified  for  a  Major-General  com- 
manding-in-chief. 

407.  Officers  belonging  to  any  foreign  service,  who 
may  call  at  any  camp  or  garrison,  by  invitation  from 
the  commander  of  the  camp  or  garrison,  may  be 
complimented  with  the  honors  due  to  their  rank  or 
quality. 

408.  American  and  Foreign  Envoys  or  Ministers  will 
be  received  with  the  compliments  due  to  a  Major- 
General. 

409.  The  colors  of  a  regiment  passing  a  guard 
are  to  be  saluted  with  the  utmost  respect — the 
trumpets  sounding,  and  the  drums  beating  a 
n  Kirch. 

410.  Where  two  regiments  meet  on  their  march, 
the  regiment  inferior  in  rank  is  to  halt,  ami  form 
in   parade    order,  and   salute  the  other  regiment, 


98  EXTRACTS   FROM   THE 

which  proceeds  on  its  march,  with  swords  drawn 
and  bayonets  fixed,  trumpets  sounding  or  drums 
beating,  standards  or  colors  flying  until  it  has  cleared 
the  front  of  the  regiment  which  has  halted. 

411.  Where  guards  present  their  arms,  the  officers, 
on  all  occasions,  salute  with  their  swords. 

412.  Where  general  officers,  or  persons  entitled 
to  salute,  pass  in  the  rear  of  a  guard,  the  officer  is 
only  to  make  his  men  stand  shouldered,  and  not  to 
face  his  guard  about,  or  beat  his  drum. 

413.  Where  general  officers,  or  persons  entitled 
to  a  salute,  pass  guards  while  in  the  act  of  relieving, 
both  guards  are  to  salute,  receiving  the  word  of 
command  from  the  senior  officer  of  the  whole. 

414.  All  guards  are  to  be  under  arms  when  armed 
parties  approach  their  posts ;  and  to  parties  com- 
manded by  commissioned  officers,  they  are  to  pre- 
sent their  arms,  drums  beating  a  march,  and  officers 
saluting. 

415.  No  compliments  by  guards  or  sentinels  will 
be  paid  between  retreat  and  reveille,  except  as  pre- 
scribed for  grand  rounds. 

416.  All  guards  and  sentinels  are  to  pay  the  same 
compliments  to  the  officers  of  the  navy,  marines 
and  militia  in  the  service  of  the  Confederate  States 
as  are  directed  to  be  paid  to  the  officers  of  the  army, 
according  to  their  relative  ranks. 

417.  It  is  equally  the  duty  of  non-commissioned 
officers  and  soldiers,  at  all  times  and  in  all  situations, 
to  pay  the  proper  compliments  to  officers  of  the  navy 
and  marines,   and  to  officers  of  other  regiments, 


GENERAL  REGULATIONS  FOR  THE  ARMY.     99 

when  in  uniform,  as  to  officers  of  their  own  par- 
ticular regiments  and  corps. 

418.  Courtesy  among  military  men  is  indispensa- 
hle  to  discipline.  The  good  or  the  brave  officer  or 
soldier  is  always  respectful  toward  superiors.  His 
respect  will  not  he  confined  to  martial  obedience, 
but  will  be  extended  to  other  occasions.  Thus  it  is 
always  the  duty  of  the  inferior  to  accost  or  to  offer 
first  the  customary  salutation,  and  of  the  superior 
to  return  such  complimentary  notice. 

419.  Sergeants  with  swords  drawn  will  salute  by 
bringing  them  to  a  recover;  with  muskets,  by 
bringing  the  left  hand  across  the  body,  so  as  to 
strike  the  musket  near  the  right  shoulder.  Cor- 
porals out  of  the  ranks  will  carry  their  muskets  at  a 
shoulder,  as  Sergeants,  and  salute  in  like  manner. 

420.  When  a  soldier  without  arms,  or  with  side- 
arms  only,  meets  an  officer,  he  will  continue  to 
move  on,  but  he  is  to  raise  his  hand  to  his  cap, 
looking  at  the  same  time  in  a  respectful  and  sol- 
dier-like manner  at  the  officer,  who  will  make  a 
suitable  acknowledgment  to  the  compliment  thus 
offered. 

421.  A  non-commissioned  officer  or  soldier  being 
seated,  and  without  particular  occupation,  will  rise 
on  the  approach  of  an  officer,  and  make  the  cus- 
tomary salutation.  If  standing,  it  would  be  proper 
\o  turn  toward  the  officer  for  the  same  purpose.  If 
the  parties  remain  in  the  same  place,  or  on  the  same 
ground,  such  compliments  would  not  in  general  be 
repeated. 


100  EXTRACTS   FROM    THE 

"SALUTES." 

422.  The  national  salute  is  determined  by  the 
number  of  States  composing  the  Confederacy,  at 
the  rate  of  one  gun  for  each  State. 

423.  The  President  of  the  Confederate  States 
alone  is  to  receive  a  salute  of  twenty-one  guns. 

424.  The  Vice-President  is  to  receive  a  salute  of 
seventeen  guns. 

425.  The  Heads  of  the  great  Executive  Departments 
of  the  National  Government ;  the  Major- General  com- 
manding the  army ;  the  Governors  of  States  and  Terri- 
tories within  their  respective  jurisdictions,  fifteen 
guns. 

426.  A  Major- General,  thirteen  guns. 

427.  A  Brigadier- General,  eleven  guns. 

428.  Foreign  Ships  of  War  will  be  saluted  in  return 
for  a  similar  compliment,  gun  for  gun,  on  notice 
being  officially  received  of  such  intention.  If  there 
be  several  posts  in  sight  of  or  within  six  miles  of 
each  other,  the  principal  only  shall  reciprocate 
compliments  with  ships  passing. 

429.  Officers  of  the  navy  will  be  saluted  according 
to  relative  rank. 

430.  Foreign  officers  invited  to  visit  a  fort  or  post 
may  be  saluted  according  to  their  relative  rank. 

431.  Envoys  and  Ministers  of  the  Confederate 
States  and  foreign  powers  are  to  be  saluted  with* 
thirteen  guns. 

432.  All  officers  of  the  army  having  rank  above 
that  of  Colonel,  whether  of  the  line  or  staff,  by 


GENERAL  REGULATIONS  FOR  THE  ARMY.    101 

brevet  or  otherwise,  will  be  complimented,  on  offi- 
cial visits,  by  salutes  according  to  their  highest 
rank,  provided  they  be  senior  to  the  officer  in  com- 
mand where  the  visit  is  made. 

433.  A  general  officer  will  be  saluted  but  once  in 
a  year  at  each  post,  and  only  when  notice  of  his  in- 
tention to  visit  the  post  has  been  given. 

434.  Salutes  to  individuals  are  to  be  fired  on  their 
arrival  only. 

435.  A  national  salute  will  be  fired  at  meridian 
on  the  anniversary  of  the  Independence  of  the 
Confederate  States,  at  each  military  post  and  camp. 

ESCORTS   OF   HONOR. 

436.  Escorts  of  honor  may  be  composed  of  cav- 
alry or  infantry,  or  both,  according  to  circumstances. 
They  are  guards  of  honor,  for  the  purpose  of  re- 
ceiving and  escorting  personages  of  high  rank,  civil 
or  .military.  The  troops  for  this  purpose  will  be 
selected  for  their  soldierly  appearance  and  superior 
discipline. 

437.  The  manner  of  receiving  and  escorting  the 
personage  is  as  follows  : 

438.  The  escort  will  be  drawn  up  in  line,  the 
centre  opposite  to  the  place  where  the  personage 
presents  himself,  with  an  interval  between  the 
wings  to  receive  the  personage  and  his  retinue. 
On  his  appearance,  he  will  be  received  with  the 
honors  due  to  his  rank.  When  he  has  taken  his 
place  in  the  line,  the  whole  will  be  wheeled  into 


102  EXTRACTS   FROM   THE 

platoons  or  companies,  as  the  case  may  be,  and  take 
up  the  march.  The  same  ceremony  will  be  ob- 
served and  the  same  honors  paid  on  his  leaving  the 
escort. 

439.  When  the  position  of  the  escort  is  at  a  con- 
siderable distance  from  the  point  where  the  person- 
age is  expected  to  be  received,  as  for  instance  where 
a  court-yard  or  wharf  intervenes,  a  double  line  of 
sentinels  will  be  posted  from  that  point  to  the 
escort,  facing  inward,  and  the  sentinels  will  suc- 
cessively salute  as  the  personage  passes. 

440.  An  officer  will  be  appointed  to  attend  the 
personage  escorted,  to  bear  such  communications 
as  he  may  have  to  make  to  the  commander  of  the 
escort. 

FUNERAL   HONORS. 

441.  On  the  receipt  of  official  intelligence  of  the 
death  of  the  President  of  the  Confederate  States  at 
any  post  or  camp,  the  commanding  officer  shall, # on 
the  following  day,  cause  a  gun  to  be  fired  at  every 
half-hour,  beginning  at  sunrise  and  ending  at  sun- 
set. When  posts  are  contiguous,  the  firing  will 
take  place  at  the  post  only  commanded  by  the  supe- 
rior officer. 

442.  On  the  day  of  the  interment  of  a  Major- 
General  commanding-in-chief,  a  gun  will  be  fired  at 
every  half-hour  until  the  procession  moves,  begin- 
ning at  sunrise. 

443.  The  funeral  escort  of  a  Major- General  com- 
manding-in-chief shall   consist   of  a  regiment  of 


GENERAL  REGULATIONS  FOR  THE  ARMY.    103 

infantry,  a  squadron  of  cavalry,  and  six  pieces  of 
artillery. 

444.  That  of  a  Major- General,  a  regiment  of  in- 
fantry, a  squadron  of  cavalry,  and  four  pieces  of 
artillery. 

445.  That  of  a  Brigadier- General,  a  regiment  of 
infantry,  one  company  of  cavalry,  and  two  pieces 
of  artillery. 

446.  That  of  a  Colonel,  a  regiment. 

447.  That  of  a  Lieutenant-Colonel,,  six  compa- 
nies. 

448.  That  of  a  Major,  four  companies. 

449.  That  of  a  "Captain,  one  company. 

450.  That  of  a  Subaltern,  half  a  company. 

451.  The  funeral  escort  shall  always  be  command- 
ed by  an  officer  of  the  same  rank  with  the  deceased, 
or,  if  none  such  be  present,  by  one  of  the  next  in- 
ferior grade. 

452.  The  funeral  escort  of  a  non-commissioned 
staff  officer  shall  consist  of  sixteen  rank  and  file, 
commanded  by  a  Sergeant. 

453.  That  of  a  Sergeant,  of  fourteen  rank  and 
file,  commanded  by  a  Sergeant. 

454.  That  of  a  Corporal,  of  twelve  rank  and  file, 
commanded  by  a  Corporal ;  and, 

455.  That  of  a  private,  of  eight  rank  and  file, 
commanded  by  a  Corporal. 

456.  The  escort  will  be  formed  in  two  ranks,  op- 
posite to  the  quarters  or  tent  of  deceased,  with 
shouldered  arms  and  bayonets  fixed,  the  artillery 
and  cavalry  on  the  right  of  the  infantry. 


104  EXTRACTS   FROM   THE 

457.  On  the  appearance  of  the  corpse,  the  officer 
commanding  the  escort  will  command, 

Present — Arms  ; 

when  the  honors  due  to  the  deceased  will  be  paid 
by  the  drums  and  trumpets.  The  music  will  then 
play  an  appropriate  air,  and  the  coffin  will  then  be 
taken  to  the  right,  where  it  will  be  halted.  The 
commander  will  next  order, 

1.  Shoulder — Arms.  2.  By  company,  (or  platoon,)  left 
wheel.  3.  March.  4.  Column  forward.  5.  Guide 
right.     6.  March. 

458.  The  column  will  be  marched,  in  common 
time,  to  appropriate  music;  and  on  reaching  the 
grave,  will  take  a  direction  so  as  that  the  guides 
shall  be  next  to  the  grave.  When  the  centre  of  the 
column  is  opposite  the  grave,  the  commander  will 
order, 

1.  Column.     2.  Halt.     3.  Right  into  line,  wheel.     4. 

March. 

The  coffin  is  then  brought  along  the  front  to  the 
opposite  side  of  the  grave,  and  the  commander  then 
orders, 

Present — Arms. 

And  when  the  coffin  reaches  the  grave,  he  adds, 

1.  Shoulder — Arms.     2.  Order — Arms.     3.  Parade — 

Kest. 


GENERAL  REGULATIONS  FOR  THE  ARMY.    105 

459.  After  the  funeral  service  is  performed  and 
the  coffin  is  lowered  into  the  grave,  the  commander 
will  order, 

1.  Attention,  company.     2.  Shoulder— Arms.     3.  Load 
at  will.     4.  Load. 

When  three  rounds  of  small-arms  will  be  iired  by 
the  escort,  taking  care  to  elevate  the  pieces. 

460.  This  being  done,  the  commander  will  order, 

1.  By  company,  {or  platoon,)  right  wheel.     2.  March. 
3.  Column  forward.    4.  Guide  left.    5.  QuickMAB.cn. 

The  music  will  not  begin  to  play  until  the  escort  is 
clear  of  the  enclosure. 

461.  The  pall-bearers,  six  in  number,  will  be  se- 
lected from  the  grade  of  the  deceased,  or  from  the 
grade  or  grades  next  above  or  below  it. 

462.  At  the  funeral  of  an  officer,  as  many  in  com- 
mission, of  the  army,  division,  brigade,  or  regiment, 
according  to  the  rank  of  the  deceased,  as  can  con- 
veniently be  spared  from  other  duties,  will  join  in 
procession  in  uniform  and  with  side  arms.  The 
funeral  of  a  non-commissioned  officer  or  private  will 
be  attended  in  like  manner,  by  the  non-commis- 
sioned officers  or  privates  of  the  regiment  or  com- 
pany, according  to  the  rank  of  the  deceased,  with 
side  arms  only. 

463.  Persons  joining  in  the  procession,  follow  the 
coffin  in  the  inverse  order  of  their  rank. 

464.  The  usual  badge  of  military  mourning  is  a 
piece  of  black  crape  around  the  left  arm,  and  also 

4 


106  EXTRACTS   FROM   THE 

upon  the  sword  hilt;  and  will  he  worn  when  in  full 
or  in  undress. 

465.  As  family  mourning,  crape  will  he  worn  hy 
officers  (when  in  uniform)  only  around  the  left 
arm. 

466.  The  drums  of  a  funeral  escort  will  he 
covered  with  hlack  crape  or  thin  hlack  serge. 

467.  Funeral  honors  will  he  paid  to  deceased  offi- 
cers, without .  military  rank,  according  to  their  as- 
similated grades. 

ARTICLE  XXXVIII. 

INSPECTIONS   OF   THE   TROOPS. 

468.  The  inspection  of  troops  as  a  division,  regi- 
ment, or  other  body  composing  a  garrison  or  com- 
mand, not  less  than  a  company,  will  generally  he 
preceded  by  a  review. 

469.  There  will  be  certain  periodical  inspections, 
to  wit: 

1.  The  commanders  of  regiments  and  posts  will 
make  an  inspection  of  their  commands  on  the  last 
day  of  every  month. 

2.  Captains  will  inspect  their  companies  every 
Sunday  morning;  and  Lieutenants  will  inspect  their 
squads  every  Wednesday  morning. 

3.  Medical  officers  having  charge  of  hospitals, 
will  also  make  a  thorough  inspection  of  them  every 
Sunday  morning. 

4.  Inspection  when  troops  are  mustered  for  pay- 
ment. 


GENERAL  REGULATIONS  FOR  THE  ARMY.    107 

470.  Besides  these  inspections,  frequent  visits  will 
be  made  by  the  commanding  officer,  company,  and 
medical  officers,  during  the  month,  to  the  men's 
quarters,  the  hospital,  guard-house,  etc. 

FORM    OF  INSPECTION. 

471.  The  present  example  embraces  a  battalion 
of  infantry.  The  inspecting  officer,  and  the  field 
officers  and  staff  officers,  will  be  on  foot. 

472.  The  battalion  being  in  the  order  of  battle, 
the  Colonel  will  cause  it  to  break  into  open  column 
of  companies,  right  in  front.  He  will  next  order 
the  ranks  to  be  opened,  when  the  color-rank  and 
color-guard,  under  the  direction  of  the  Adjutant, 
will  take  post  ten  paces  in  front,  and  the  band  ten 
paces  in  rear  of  the  column. 

473.  The  Colonel  seeing  the  ranks  aligned  will 
command  : 

1.   Officers  and  Sergeants.     2.   To  the  front  of  your  com- 
panies.    3.  March. 

The  officers  will  form  themselves  in  one  rank,  eight 
paces,  and  the  non-commissioned  officers  in  one 
rank,  six  paces  in  advance,  along  the  whole  fronts 
of  their  respective  companies,  from  right  to  left,  in 
the  order  of  seniority ;  the  pioneers  and  music  of 
each  company  in  one  rank,  two  paces  behind  the 
non-commissioned  officers. 

474.  The  Colonel  will  next  command  : 

1.  Field  and  Staff.     2.  To  the  front — March. 


108  EXTRACTS   FROM   THE 

The  commissioned  officers  thus  designated  will  form 
themselves  in  one  rank,  six  paces  in  front  of  the 
colors,  from  right  to  left,  in  the  order  of  seniority ; 
and  the  non-commissioned  staff,  in  a  similar  man- 
ner, two  paces  in  rear  of  the  preceding  rank.  The 
Colonel  seeing  the  movement  executed,  will  take 
post  on  the  right  of  the  Lieutenant-Colonel,  and 
wait  the  approach  of  the  inspecting  officer.  But 
such  of  the  field  officers  as  may  he  superior  in  rank 
to  the  inspector  will  not  take  post  in  front  of  the 
battalion. 

475.  The  inspection  will  commence  in  front. 
After  inspecting  the  dress  and  general  appearance 
of  the  field  and  commissioned  staff  under  arms,  the 
Inspector,  accompanied  by  these  officers,  will  pass 
down  the  open  column,  looking  at  every  rank  in 
front  and  rear. 

476.  The  Colonel  will  now  command: 

1.   Order  arms.     2.  Rest  ; 

when  the  Inspector  will  proceed  to  make  a  minute 
inspection  of  the  several  ranks  or  divisions,  in  suc- 
cession, commencing  in  front. 

477.  As  the  Inspector  approaches  the  non-com- 
missioned staff,  color-rank,  the  color-guard,  and  the 
band,  the  Adjutant  will  give  the  necessary  orders 
for  the  inspection  of  -arms,  boxes,  and  knapsacks. 
The  colors  will  be  planted  firm  in  the  ground,  to 
enable  the  color-bearers  to  display  the  contents  of 
their  knapsacks.  The  non-commissioned  staff  may 
be  dismissed  as  soon  as  inspected ;  but  the  color- 


GENERAL  REGULATIONS  FOR  THE  ARMY.    109 

rank  and  color-guard  will  remain  until  the  colors 
are  to  be  escorted  to  the  place  from  which  they  were 
taken. 

478.  As  the  Inspector  successively  approaches  the 
companies,  the  Captains  will  command: 

1.  Attention.     2.   Coynpany.     3.  Inspection  of  arms. 

The  inspecting  officer  will  then  go  through  the 
whole  company  and  minutely  inspect  the  arms,  ac- 
coutrements, and  dress  of  each  soldier.  After  this 
is  done,  the  Captain  will  command : 

Open — Boxes  ; 

when  the  ammunition  and  the  boxes  will  be  ex- 
amined. 

479.  The  Captain  will  then  command  : 

1.  Shoulder — Arms.  6.  To  the  rear,  open  order. 

2.  Close  order.  7.  March. 

3.  March.  8.  Front  rank,  about  face. 

4.  Order — Arms.  9.  Unsllng  knapsacks. 

5.  Stack — Arms.  10.  Open  knapsacks. 

480.  The  Sergeants  will  face  inward  and  close 
upon  the  centre  at  the  2d  and  3d  commands,  and 
will  stack  their  arms  at  the  5th  command ;  at  the 
6th  and  7th  commands,  they  will  face  outward,  and 
resume  their  positions.  When  the  ranks  are  closed, 
preparatory  to  take  arms,  the  Sergeants  will  also 
close  upon  the  centre,  and  at  the  word  take  their 
arms,  and  resume  their  places. 


110  EXTRACTS   FROM    THE 

481.  The  knapsacks  will  be  placed  at  the  feet  of 
the  men,  the  flaps  from  them,  with  the  great-coats 
on  the  flaps,  and  the  knapsacks  leaning  on  the 
great-coats.  In  this  position  the  Inspector  will  ex- 
amine their  contents,  or  so  many  of  them  as  he 
may  think  necessary,  commencing  with  the  non- 
commissioned officers,  the  men  standing  at  atten- 
tion. 

482.  When  the  Inspector  has  passed  through  the 
company,  the  Captain  will  command : 

Repack — Knapsacks  ; 

when  each  soldier  will  repack,  and  buckle  up  his 
knapsack,  leaving  it  on  the  ground,  the  number 
upwards,  turned  from  him,  and  then  stand  at  rest. 

483.  The  Captain  will  then  command  : 

1.  Attention.     2.   Company.     3.  Sling — Knapsacks. 

At  the  word  sling,  each  soldier  will  take  his  knap- 
sack, holding  it  by  the  inner  straps,  and  stand 
erect ;  at  the  last  word,  he  will  replace  it  on  his 
back.     The  Captain  will  continue, 

4.  Front  rank,  about  face.  8.  Shoulder — Arms. 

5.  Close  order.  9.   Officers  and  Sergeants, 

6.  March.  to  your  posts. 

7.  Take — Arms.  10.  March. 

And  will  cause  the  company  to  file  off  to  their  tents 
or  quarters  except  the  company  that  is  to  re-escort 


GENERAL  REGULATIONS  FOR  THE  ARMY.    Ill 

the  colors,  which  will  await  the  farther  orders  of 
the  Colonel. 

484.  In  an  extensive  column,  some  of  the  rear- 
most companies  may,  after  the  inspection  of  dress 
and  general  appearance,  be  permitted  to  stack  arms, 
until  just  before  the  Inspector  approaches  them, 
when  they  will  be  directed  to  take  arms  and  resume 
their  position. 

485.  The  inspection  of  the  troops  being  ended, 
the  Held  and  staff  will  next  accompany  the  Inspector 
to  the  hospital,  magazine,  arsenal,  quarters,  sutler's 
shop,  guard-house,  and  such  other  places  as  he  may 
think  proper  to  inspect.  The  Captains  and  subal- 
terns will  precede  him  in  his  visits  to  their  compa- 
nies and  sections  respectively. 

486.  The  hospital  being  at  all  times  an  object  of 
particular  interest,  it  will  be  critically  and  minutely 
inspected. 

487.  The  men  will  be  formed  in  the  company 
quarters,  in  front  of  their  respective  bunks,  and  on 
the  entrance  of  the  Inspector  the  word  Attention 
will  be  given  by  the  senior  non-commissioned  officer 
present,  when  the  whole  will  salute  with  the  hand, 
without  uncovering. 

488.  The  Inspector  will  examine  the  general 
arrangement  of  the  interior  of  the  quarters,  the 
bunks,  bedding,  cooking  and  table  utensils,  and 
such  other  objects  as  may  present  themselves;  and 
afterwards  the  exterior. 

489.  The  Adjutant  will  exhibit  to  the  Inspector 
the  regimental  books  and  papers,  including  those 


112  EXTRACTS   FROM   THE 

relating  to  the  transactions  of  the  Council  of  Ad- 
ministrations. The  company  books  and  papers  will 
also  be  exhibited,  the  whole  together,  generally  at 
the  Adjutant's  office,  and  in  the  presence  df  the 
officers  not  otherwise  particularly  engaged. 

490.  The  inspection  of  cavalry  and  artillery 
will  conform  to  the  principles  laid  down  in  the 
foregoing  paragraphs,  regard  being  had  to  the 
system  of  instruction  for  those  arms  of  service  re- 
spectively. 

AETICLE    XL. 

FORMS   OF   PARADE. 

500.  On  all  parades  of  ceremony,  such  as  Re- 
views, Guard-mounting,  at  Troop  or  Retreat  Pa- 
rades, instead  of  the  word  "Rest"  which  allows  the 
men  to  move  or  change  the  position  of  their  bodies, 
the  command  will  be,  "Parade — Rest."  At  the 
last  word  of  this  command,  the  soldier  will  carry 
the  right  foot  six  inches  in  rear  of  the  left  heel,  the 
left  knee  slightly  bent,  the  body  upright  upon  the 
right  leg;  the  musket  resting  against  the  hollow  of 
the  right  shoulder,  the  hands  crossed  in  front,  the 
backs  of  them  outward,  and  the  left  hand  upper- 
most. .At  the  word  "Attention,"  the  soldier  will 
resume  the  correct  position  at  ordered  arms.  In 
the  positions  here  indicated,  the  soldier  will  remain 
silent  and  motionless ;  and  it  is  particularly  enjoined 
upon   all   officers  to   cause  the   commands  above 


GENERAL  REGULATIONS  FOR  THE  ARMY.    113 

given,  on  the  part  of  the  soldier,  to  be  executed 
with  great  briskness  and  spirit. 

501.  Officers  on  all  duties  under  arms  are  to  have 
their  swords  drawn,  without  waiting  for  any  words 
of  command  for  that  purpose. 

"I.    DRESS    PARADE." 

502.  There  shall  be  daily  at  least  one  dress  par- 
ade, which  may  be  at  troop  or  retreat,  as  the  com- 
manding officer  may  direct,  or  at  both  beats,  should 
he  think  proper  so  to  order. 

The  parade  at  troop  will  be  termed  the  morning 
parade,  and  that  at  retreat  the  evening  parade.  In 
either  case  it  will  be  conducted  as  follows  : 

503.  A  signal  will  be  beat,  or  sounded,  half  an 
hour  before  troop  or  retreat,  for  the  music  to  assem- 
ble on  the  regimental  parade.  At  the  same  time, 
each  company  will  turn  out  under  arms,  on  its  own 
parade,  for  roll-call  and  inspection  by  its  own 
officers. 

504.  Ten  minutes  after  that  signal  the  Adjutants 
call  will   be  given,  when   the   companies  will   be 
marched  (the  band  playing)  to  the  regimental  par- 
ade, where  they  will  be  formed  in  their  relative 
positions  in  the  order  of  battle,  arms  ordered  and 
at  a  rest,  the  officers  at  their  post,  on  foot,  with 
swords  drawn,  the  Adjutant  on  the  right  of  the 
line.     The  music  will  be  formed  in  two  ranks  on 
the  right  of  the  Adjutant,  and  from  the  Adjutant's 
call  to  troop  or  retreat,  the  band  will  pin  v.     Tl  e 


114  EXTRACTS   FROM   THE 

senior  officer  present  will  take  command  of  the 
parade,  and  will  take  post  at  a  suitable  distance  in 
front,  opposite  the  centre,  facing  the  line. 

505.  Ten  minutes  after  the  Adjutant's  call,  the 
Adjutant  will  order  the  music  to  beat  off,  when  it 
will  commence  on  the  right,  beat  in  front  of  the 
line  to  the  left,  and  back  to  its  place  on  the  right. 

506.  When  the  music  has  ceased,  the  Adjutant 
will  step  two  paces  to  the  front,  face  the  line,  and 
command : 

1.    Attention.      2.    Battalion.      3.    Shoulder — Arms. 

4.  Prepare  to  open  ranks.     5.    To  the  rear,  open 

order.     6.  March.      7.  Right — Dress. 

At  the  sixth  command,  the  ranks  will  be  opened 
according  to  the  system  laid  down  in  the  Infantry 
Tactics,  the  commissioned  officers  marching  to  the 
front,  the  company  officers  four  paces,  field  officers 
six  paces,  opposite  to  their  positions  in  the  order  of 
battle,  where  they  will  halt  and  dress.  The  Adju- 
tant seeing  the  ranks  aligned,  will  command  : 

Front  ; 

and  march  along  the  front  to  the  centre,  face  to  the 
right,  and  pass  the  line  of  company  officers  eight 
or  ten  paces,  where  he  will  come  to  the  right-about, 
and  give  the  word, 

Present — Arms  ; 

when  arms  will  be  presented,  officers  saluting. 


GENERAL  REGULATIONS  FOR  THE  ARMY.    115 

507.  Seeing  this  executed,  he  will  face  about  to 
the  commanding  officer,  salute,  and  report,  "Sir, 
the  parade  is  formed."  The  Adjutant  will  then,  on 
intimation  to  that  effect,  take  his  station  three  paces 
on  the  left  of  the  commanding  officer,  one  pace  re- 
tired, passing  round  his  rear. 

508.  The  commanding  officer  having  acknow- 
ledged the  salute  of  the  line  by  touching  his  hat, 
will,  after  the  Adjutant  has  taken  his  post,  draw  his 
sword,  and  command : 

1.  Battalion.     2.  Shoulder — Arms; 

and  add  such  exercises  as  he  may  think  proper, 
concluding  with, 

Order — Arms. 

509.  The  Adjutant  will  now  pass  round  the  right 
of  the  commanding  officer,  advance  upon  the  line, 
halt  midway  between  him  and  the  line  of  company 
officers,  and  command : 

1.  First  Sergeants,  to  the  front  and  centre.     2.  March. 

At  the  first  word  they  will  shoulder  arms  as  Ser- 
geants, march  two  paces  to  the  front,  and  face  in- 
wards. At  the  second  word,  they  will  march  to  the 
centre  and  halt.     The  Adjutant  will  then  order: 

1.  Front — Face.     2.  Report. 
At  the  last  word,  each  in  succession,  beginning  on 


116  EXTRACTS   FROM   THE 

the  right,  will  salute,  by  bringing  the  left  hand 
smartly  across  the  breast  to  the  right  shoulder,  and 
report  the  result  of  the  roll-call,  previously  made  on 
the  company  parade. 

510.  The  Adjutant  again  commands: 

1.    First  Sergeants,  outward  —  Face.      2.    To  your 
posts — March  ; 

when  they  will  resume  their  places  and  order  arms. 
The  Adjutant  will  now  face  to  the  commanding 
officer,  salute,  and  give  the  result  of  the  First  Ser- 
geant's reports.  The  commanding  officer  will  next 
direct  the  orders  to  be  read,  when  the  Adjutant  will 
face  about  and  announce  : 

Attention  to  orders. 

He  will  then  read  the  orders. 

511.  The  orders  having  been  read,  the  Adjutant 
will  face  to  the  commanding  officer,  salute,  and 
report ;  when,  on  an  intimation  from  the  com- 
mander, he  will  face  again  to  the  line,  and  an- 
nounce, 

The  parade  is  dismissed. 

All  officers  will  now  return  their  swords,  face  in- 
wards, and  close  on  the  Adjutant,  he  having  taken 
position  in  their  line,  the  field  officers  on  the  flanks. 
The  Adjutant  gives  the  word  : 

1.  Front — Face.     2.  Forward — March; 


GENERAL  REGULATIONS  FOR  THE  ARMY.    117 

when  they  will  march  forward,  dressing  on  the  cen- 
tre, the  music  playing ;  and  when  within  six  paces 
of  the  commander,  the  Adjutant  will  give  the 
word, 

Halt, 

The  officers  will  then  salute  the  commanding  officer, 
by  raising  the  hand  to  the  cap,  and  there  remain 
until  he  shall  have  communicated  to  them  such  in- 
structions as  he  may  have  to  give,  or  intimates  that 
the  ceremony  is  finished.  As  the  officers  disperse, 
the  First  Sergeants  will  close  the  ranks  of  their 
respective  companies,  and  march  them  to  the  com- 
pany parades,  where  they  will  he  dismissed,  the 
band  continuing  to  play  until  the  companies  clear 
the  regimental  parade. 

512.  All  company  officers  and  men  will  be  present 
at  dress  parades,  unless  especially  excused,  or  on 
some  duty  incompatible  with  such  attendance. 

513.  The  dress  parade  being  essential  to  insure 
the  complete  equipment  and  neatness  of  the  troops, 
as  well  as  to  exhibit  them  under  arms  at  least  once 
a  day,  commanding  officers  will  be  held  responsible 
that  they  are  not  dispensed  with,  except  on  extra- 
ordinary and  urgent  occasions. 

II.    REVIEW. 

514.  Preparatory  to  a  review,  the  Adjutant  will 
cause  a  camp-color  to  be  placed  80  or  100  paces, 
or  more,  according  to  the  length  of  the  line,  in 
front  of  and  opposite  to  where  the  centre  of  the 


118  EXTRACTS   FROM    THE 

battalion  will  rest,  where  the  reviewing  officer  is 
supposed  to  take  his  station ;  and  although  he  may 
choose  to  quit  that  position,  still  the  color  is  to  he 
considered  as  the  point  to  which  all  the  movements 
and  formations  are  relative. 

515.  The  Adjutant  will  also  cause  points  to  he 
marked,  at  suitable  distances,  for  the  wheelings  of 
the  division,  so  that  their  right  flanks,  in  marching 
past,  shall  only  be  about  four  paces  from  the  camp- 
color,  where  it  is  supposed  the  reviewing  officer 
places  himself  to  receive  the  salute. 

516.  The  battalion  being  formed  in  the  order 
of  battle,  at  shouldered  arms,  the  Colonel  will  com- 
mand, 

1.  Battalion  prepare  for  review.     2.   To  the  rear,  open 
order.     8.  March. 

At  the  word  March,  the  field  and  staff"  officers 
dismount,  the  company  officers  and  the  color  rank 
advance  four  paces  in  front  of  the  front  rank,  and 
place  themselves  opposite  to  their  respective  places, 
in  the  order  of  battle.  The  staff"  officers  place 
themselves,  according  to  rank,  three  paces  on  the 
right  of  the  rank  of  company  officers,  and  one  pace 
from  each  other ;  the  music  advances  through  the 
centre  and  forms  in  two  ranks,  (the  band  in  front,) 
between  the  colors  and  the  line ;  the  color-guard 
replace  the  color- rank ;  the  Sergeant-Major  and  the 
Quartermaster-Sergeant  take  post  one  pace  from 
each  other,  and  three  paces  on  the  right  of  the  front 
rank  of  the  battalion. 


GENERAL  REGULATIONS  FOR  THE  ARMY.    119 

517.  When  the  ranks  are  aligned,  the  Colonel 
will  command, 

Front  ; 

and  place  himself  eight  paces  and  the  Lieutenant- 
Colonel  and  Major  will  place  themselves  two  paces 
in  front  of  the  rank  of  company  officers,  and  oppo- 
site to  their  respective  places  in  the  order  of  hattle, 
all  facing  to  the  front. 

518.  When  the  reviewing  officer  presents  himself 
before  the  centre,  and  is  fifty  or  sixty  paces  distant, 
the  Colonel  will  face  about,  and  command, 

Present — Arms  ; 

and  resume  his  front.  The  men  present  arms,  and 
the  officers  salute  so  as  to  drop  their  swords  with 
the  last  motion  of  the  firelock.  The  non-commis- 
sioned staff  salute  by  bringing  the  sword  to  a  poise, 
the  hilt  resting  on  the  breast,  the  blade  in  front  of 
the  face,  inclining  a  little  outward. 

The  music  will  play,  and  all  the  drums  beat,  ac- 
cording to  the  rank  of  the  reviewing  officer.  The 
colors  only  salute  such  persons  as,  from  their  rank, 
and  by  regulation,  (sec  An.  X  XXVII.,)  arc  entitled 
to  that  honor.  If  the  reviewing  officer  be  junior 
in  rank  to  the  commandant  of  parade,  no  compli- 
ment will  be  paid  to  him,  but  he  will  be  received 
witli  arms  carried, 

519.  The  reviewing  <>f]i<'er  having  halted,  and 
acknowL  dged  the  salute  <>''  the  line  by  touching 


120  EXTRACTS    FROM    THE 

raising  his  cap  or  hat,  the  Colonel  will  face  about 
and  command, 

Shoulder — Arms  ; 

when  the  men  shoulder  their  pieces;  the  officers 
and  non-commissioned  staff  recover  their  swords 
with  the  last  motion,  and  the  Colonel  faces  to  the 
front. 

520.  The  reviewing  officer  will  then  go  toward 
the  right,  the  whole  remaining  perfectly  steady, 
without  paying  any  further  compliment,  while  he 
passes  along  the  front  of  the  battalion,  and  pro- 
ceeds round  the  left  flank,  and  along  the  rear  of 
the  file-closers  to  the  right.  "While  the  reviewing 
officer  is  going  round  the  battalion,  the  band  will 
play,  and  will  cease  when  he  has  returned  to  the 
right  flank  of  the  troops. 

521.  When  the  reviewing  officer  turns  off  to  place 
himself  by  the  camp-color  in  front,  the  Colonel  will 
face  to  the  line  and  command, 

1.  Close  Order.     2.  March. 

At  the  first  command,  the  field  and  company  officers 
will  face  to  the  rujht-eibout,  and  at  the  second  com- 
mand all  persons,  except  the  Colonel,  will  resume 
their  places  in  the  order  of  battle ;  the  field  and 
staff  officers  mount. 

522.  The  reviewing  officer  having  taken  his 
position  near  the  camp  -  color,  the  Colonel  will 
command, 


GENERAL  REGULATIONS  FOR  THE  ARMY.    121 

1.  By  convpany,  right  wheel.  2.  Quick — March.  3. 
Pass  in  review.  4.  Column,  forward.  5.  Guide 
right.     6.  March. 

The  battalion,  in  column  of  company,  right  in  front, 
will  then,  in  common  time,  and  at  shouldered  arms, 
be  put  in  motion ;  the  Colonel  four  paces  in  front 
of  the  Captain  of  the  leading  company ;  the  Lieu- 
tenant-Colonel on  a  line  with  the  leading  company; 
the  Major  on  a  line  with  the  rear  company;  the 
Adjutant  on  a  line  with  the  second  company;  the 
Sergeant-Major  on  a  line  with  the  company  next 
preceding  the  rear :  each  six  paces  from  the  flank 
(left)  opposite  to  the  reviewing  officer;  the  staff 
officers  in  one  rank,  according  to  the  order  of  pre- 
cedency, from  the  right,  four  paces  in  rear  of  the 
column ;  the  music,  preceded  by  the  principal 
musician,  six  paces  before  the  Colonel ;  the  pioneers, 
preceded  by  a  Corporal,  four  paces  before  the  prin- 
cipal musician ;  and  the  Quartermaster-Sergeant 
two  paces  from  the  side  opposite  to  the  guides,  and 
in  line  with  the  pioneers. 

523.  All  other  officers  and*  non-commissioned 
officers  will  march  past  in  the  places  prescribed  for 
them  in  the  march  of  an  open  column.  The  guides 
and  soldiers  will  keep  their  heads  steady  to  the 
front  in  passing  in  review. 

524.  The  color-bearer  will  remain  in  ranks  while 
passing  and  saluting. 

525.  The  music  will  begin  to  play  just  after  the 
Leading  company  has  completed  the  se^oii'l  wh- 


122  EXTRACTS   FROM    THE 

taking  particular  care  that  they  play  in  the  same 
time  or  cadence  as  that  in  which  the  column  is 
marching,  and  wheel  to  the  left  out  of  the  column, 
and  take  a  position  opposite  to  and  facing  the 
reviewing  officer,  and  will  continue  to  play  until 
the  rear  of  the  column  shall  have  passed  him,  when 
it  will  cease  and  follow  in  the  rear  of  the  battalion, 
unless  the  battalion  is  to  pass  in  quick  time  also,  in 
which  case  it  will  keep  its  position.  (See  paragraph 
531.) 

526.  The  officers  will  salute  the  reviewing  officer 
when  they  arrive  within  six  paces  of  him,  and  re- 
cover their  swords  when  six  paces  past  him.  All 
officers  in  saluting  will  cast  their  eyes  towards  the 
reviewing  officer. 

527.  The  Colonel,  when  he  has  saluted,  at  the 
head  of  the  battalion,  will  place  himself  near  the 
reviewing  officer,  and  will  remain  there  until  the 
rear  has  passed,  when  he  will  rejoin  the  battalion. 

528.  The  colors  will  salute  the  reviewing  officer 
when  within  six  paces  of  him,  and  be  raised  when 
they  have  passed  by  him  an  equal  distance.  The 
drums  will  beat  a  march  or  ruffle,  according  to  the 
rank  of  the  reviewing  officer,  at  the  same  time  that 
the  colors  salute. 

529.  When  the  rear  of  the  column  has  passed  the 
reviewing  officer,  the  Colonel  will  command, 

1.  Battalion.     2.   Guide  left. 

And  the  column  will  be  directed,  by  turning  to  the 


GENERAL  REGULATIONS  FOR  THE  ARMY.    123 

left,  to  the  ground  which  it  previously  occupied, 
when  the  Colonel  will  command, 

1.  Column.     2.  Halt.     3.  Left  into  line,  ivheel. 
4.  March. 

530.  "When  the  line  is  formed  in  order  of  battle, 
the  Colonel  will  cause  the  ranks  to  be  opened,  the 
officers  taking  post  in  front,  and  the  review  will 
terminate  by  the  whole  saluting,  as  at  the  begin- 
ning. 

531.  If,  however,  instructions  have  been  previ- 
ously given  to  march  the  troops  past  in  quick  time 
also,  the  Colonel  will,  instead  of  halting  the  column 
and  wheeling  it  into  line,  as  above  directed,  give 
the  command, 

1.   Quick  time.     2.  March. 

At  which  command  the  column  will  change  the 
time  of  marching,  and  pass  by  the  reviewing  officer 
either  at  shouldered  or  at  support  arms  ;  and  no  salute 
will  be  offered  by  either  officers  or  men.  The 
music  will  have  kept  its  position  opposite  the 
reviewing  officer,  and  will  commence  playing  at 
the  same  time  as  is  directed  when  the  battalion 
passes  in  common  time,  and  as  the  column  ap- 
proaches, will  place  itself  in  front  of  and  march  off 
with  the  column,  and  continue  to  play  until  the 
battalion  is  halted  on  its  original  ground  of  forma- 
tion. The  review  will  terminate  in  the  same  man- 
ner as  prescribed  above. 


124  EXTRACTS   FROM    THE 

532.  The  Colonel  will  afterward  cause  the  troops 
to  perform  such  exercises  and  manoeuvres  as  the 
reviewing  officer  may  direct. 

533.  When  two  or  more  battalions  are  to  be  re- 
viewed, they  will  be  formed  in  parade  order,  with 
the  proper  intervals,  and  will  also  perform  the  same 
movements  that  are  laid  down  for  a  single  battalion, 
observing  the  additional  directions  that  are  given 
for  such  movements  when  applied  to  the  line.  The 
Brigadier  and  his  staff,  on  foot,  will  place  them- 
selves opposite  the  centre  of  the  brigade :  the  Brig- 
adier two  paces  in  front  of  the  rank  of  Colonels ; 
his  Aids  two  paces  on  his  right,  and  one  retired ; 
and  the  other  brigade  staff  officers,  those  having 
the  rank  of  field  officers,  in  the  rank  of  Lieutenant- 
Colonels  and  Majors  ;  and  those  below  that  rank  in 
the  rank  of  company  officers. 

534.  In  passing  in  review,  a  Major-General  will 
be  four  paces  in  front  of  the  Colonel  of  the  leading 
battalion  of  his  division ;  and  the  Brigadiers  will 
be  on  the  right  of  the  Colonels  of  the  leading  bat- 
talions of  their  brigades ;  staff  officers  on  the  left 
of  their  Generals. 

535.  Upon  occasions  when  the  line  exceeds  two 
battalions,  the  reviewing  officer  may,  at  his  option, 
to  save  time,  cause  them  to  march  past  in  quick 
time.  In  such  cases  the  mounted  officers  only  will 
salute. 

536.  A  number  of  companies  less  than  a  battalion 
will  be  reviewed  as  a  battalion,  and  a  single  com- 
pany as  if  it  were  with  the  battalion.     In  the  latter 


GENERAL  REGULATIONS  FOR  THE  ARMY.    125 

case   the   company   may   pass   in    column   of   pla- 
toons. 

537.  If  several  brigades  are  to  be  reviewed  to- 
gether, or  in  one  line,  this  further  difference  will  be 
observed :  the  reviewing  personage,  joined  by  the 
General  of  the  division,  on  the  right  of  his  division, 
will  proceed  down  the  line  parallel  to  its  front,  and 
when  near  the  Brigadiers  respectively  will  be 
saluted  by  their  brigades  in  succession.  The  music 
of  each,  after  the  prescribed  salute,  will  play  while 
the  reviewing  personage  is  in  front  or  in  rear  of  it, 
and  only  then. 

538.  The  battalions  will  take,  in  marching,  inter- 
vals between  them  of  forty  paces. 

539.  In  marching  in  review,  with  several  battal- 
ions, in  common  time,  the  music  of  each  succeed- 
ing battalion  will  commence  to  play  when  the  music 
of  the  preceding  one  has  ceased,  in  order  to  follow 
its  battalion.  When  marching  in  quick  time,  the 
music  will  begin  to  play  when  the  rear  company  of 
the  preceding  battalion  has  passed  the  reviewing 
officer. 

540.  The  reviewing  officer  or  personage  will 
acknowledge  the  salute  by  raising  or  taking  off  his 
cap  or  hat  when  the  commander  of  the  troops  sa- 
lutes him,  and  also  when  the  colors  pass.  The  re- 
mainder of  the  time  occupied  by  the  passage  of  the 
troops  he  will  be  covered. 

541.  The  review  of  cavalry  and  artillery  will  be 
conducted  on  similar  principles,  and  according  to 
the  systems  of  instructions  for  those  arms  of  ft 


126  EXTRACTS  FROM  THE 

III.  "  GUARD  MOUNTING." 

542.  Camp  and  garrison  guards  will  be  relieved 
every  twenty-four  hours.  The  guards  at  outposts 
will  ordinarily  be  relieved  in  the  same  manner,  but 
this  must  depend  on  their  distances  from  camp,  or 
other  circumstances,  which  may  sometimes  require 
their  continuing  on  duty  several  days.  In  such 
cases  they  must  be  previously  notified  to  provide 
themselves  accordingly. 

543.  Thirty  minutes  before  guard  mounting  a 
call  will  be  sounded  for  the  men  warned  for  duty 
to  turn  out  on  their  company  parades  for  inspection 
"by  the  First  Sergeants,  -superintended  by  a  commis- 
sioned officer  of  each  company.  Ten  minutes  after,  a 
second  call  will  be  sounded  for  the  duty  men  to 
repair  to  the  regimental  or  garrison  parade,  con- 
ducted by  the  First  Sergeants.  Each  detachment  as 
it  arrives  will,  under  the  direction  of  the  Adjutant, 
take  post  on  the  left  of  the  one  that  preceded  it,  in 
open  order,  arms  shouldered,  and  bayonets  fixed; 
the  supernumeraries  five  paces  in  the  rear  of  the 
men  of  their  respective  companies.  If  the  guards 
are  intended  for  the  grand  parade,  they  will  take 
post  in  the  order  prescribed  above,  under  the  direc- 
tion of  the  general  staff  officer,  or  his  assistant, 
the  Adjutant  of  the  day. 

544.  The  following  regulations  respecting  mount- 
ing guards  are  drawn  up  with  reference  to  the 
grand  parade ;  with  a  few  obvious  variations,  they 
will  equally  apply  to  regimental  or  garrison  parade. 


GENERAL  REGULATIONS  FOR  THE  ARMY.    127 

545.  The  ranks  being  opened  and  aligned,  the 
officers  of  guards  will  at  the  word  "front"  take  post 
twelve  paces  in  front  of  the  centre,  in  one  line,  ac- 
cording to  rank,  and  with  swords  drawn :  the  Ser- 
geants in  one  rank,  four  paces  in  the  rear  of  the 
officers ;  and  the  Corporals  in  one  rank,  four  paces 
in  the  rear  of  the  Sergeants ;  the  whole  facing  to 
the  front. 

546.  The  Adjutant  of  the  day  will  dress  the  lines, 
count  the  files,  verify  the  details  by  reference  to  the 
written  orders,  and  tell  off  the  guards,  whilst  the 
general  staff  officer  appoints  the  officers  and  non- 
commissioned officers  to  the  several  guards,  and 
designates  the  post  which  they  are  to  occupy. 

547.  The  staff  officer  will  then  command  : 

1.   Officers  and  non-commissioned  officers.     2.  About — 
Face.     3.  Inspect  your  guards — March. 

The  commander  of  each  guard  then  commands : 

1.   Order  arms.     2.  Inspection  of  arms. 

The  two  highest  in  rank  of  each  guard  will  divide 
the  ranks  between  them,  accompanied  by  the  other 
officers,  and  inspect  accordingly;  during  the  in- 
spection the  band  will  play. 

548.  The  inspection  ended,  the  officers  and  non- 
commissioned officers  will  take  post  in  their  r> 

ive  guards,  as  though  each  guard  were  a  company 
of  a  battalion,  in  open  order,  under  review;  at  which 
time,  also,  the  officers  of  the  day  will  take  post  in 


128  EXTRACTS    FROM    THE 

front  of  the  centre  of  the  guards,  the  old  officer  of 
the  day  on  the  right  of  the  new  officer  of  the  day, 
one  pace  retired. 

549.  The  staff  officer  will  now  command : 

1.  Parade — Rest.     2.    Troop — Beat  off; 

when  the  music,  beginning  on  the  right,  will  beat 
down  the  line  in  front  of  the  officers  of  the  guards, 
to  the  left,  and  back  to  its  place  on  the  right,  where 
it  will  cease  to  play. 

550.  The  staff  officer  continues, 

1.  Attention.     2.  Shoulder — Arms.      3.   Close  order — 

March. 

At  the  word  "close  order"  the  officers  will  face 
about;  at  "march,"  resume  their  posts  in  line.  The 
officers  having  taken  their  posts  in  line,  the  staff 
officer  will  command : 

Present — Arms. 

At  which  he  will  face  to  the  new  officer  of  the  day, 
salute  and  report,  "Sir,  the  guards  are  formed."  The 
new  officer  of  the  day,  after  acknowledging  the  sa- 
lute, will  give  the  necessary  instructions  to  the  staff 
officer,  who  will  cause  the  same  to  be  executed,  the 
staff"  officer  giving  the  word  of  command.  But  if 
the  staff  officer  should  be  senior  to  the  officer  of  the 
day,  he  would  report  without  saluting  with  the 
sword,  and  immediately  retire.  In  this  case  the 
Adjutant  of  the  day  would  be  instructed  to  give  the 


GENERAL  REGULATIONS  FOR  THE  ARMY.    129 

orders  in  the  following  paragraph,  or  the  officer  of 
the  day  would  give  them  himself. 

551.  The  guard  having  shouldered  arms,  and  per- 
formed such  exercises  as  may  be  required  by  the 
officer  of  the  day,  the  staff  officer  will  again  com- 
mand : 

1.  By  guard,  (or  platoon,)  right  wheel.  2.  March.  3. 
Bass  in  review.  4.  Column  forward.  5.  Guide  right. 
6.  March; 

when  the  whole  will  march  past  the  officer  of  the 
day  according  to  the  order  of  review,  conducted  by 
the  staff  officer,  marching  on  the  left  of  the  first  di- 
vision ;  the  Adjutant  of  the  day  on  the  left  of  the 
last  division. 

552.  When  the  column  has  passed  the  officer  ot 
the  day,  the  guards  will  break  off  under  their  re- 
spective commanders,  and  take  the  route  to  the 
several  posts  assigned  them,  the  staff  officers  break- 
ing off  at  the  same  time ;  the  music  for  the  parade, 
which  has  wheeled  out  of  column  and  taken  post 
opposite  the  officer  of  the  day,  will  cease,  and  the 
old  officer  of  the  day  salute,  and  give  the  old  or 
standing  orders  to  the  new  officer  of  the  day.  The 
supernumeraries,  at  the  same  time,  will  be  marched 
by  the  First  Sergeants  to  their  respective  company 
parades,  and  dismissed. 

553.  Guards  which  are  assigned  to  new  posts,  will 
be  conducted  to  and  established  in  them  by  the 
officer  of  the  day,  and  the  staff  officer  detached  from 
head-quarters  for  the  purpose. 


130  EXTRACTS   FROM   THE 

554.  In  bad  weather,  the  ceremony  of  turning  off 
guards  on  the  usual  parades  may  be  dispensed  with 
by  the  officer  of  the  day,  and  the  inspection  be  made 
under  shelter.  Also,  in  case  of  guards  which  may 
have  to  mount  in  the  night,  or  at  the  close  of  the 
day,  after  fatiguing  marches,  the  ceremony  of  turn- 
ing off  may  be  dispensed  with ;  but  never  that  of 
inspection. 

555.  The  officer  of  the  day  will  always  be  present 
at  guard  mounting.  No  other  officer,  except  a  gen- 
eral officer,  will  interfere  with  or  give  any  order  on 
the  parade  to  the  staff  officer  on  duty  there.  The 
commander  of  the  troops  or  garrison,  though  under 
the  rank  of  General,  is  of  course  an  exception  to 
this  rule. 

556.  The  regiment  that  furnishes  the  Adjutant  of 
the  day,  will  also  furnish  the  music  for  the  grand 
parade. 

557.  The  guards  are  to  move  in  the  greatest  order 
to  their  respective  posts,  marching  by  platoons  when 
the  road  will  permit. 

558.  The  officer  of  the  old  guard  having  his  guard 
paraded,  on  the  approach  of  the  new  guard,  com- 
mands : 

Present- — Arms. 

559.  The  new  guard  will  march,  in  quick  time, 
past  the  old  guard,  at  shouldered  arms,  officers  salut- 
ing, and  take  post  three  or  four  paces  on  its  right, 
where,  being  aligned  with  it,  its  commander  will 
order : 


GENERAL  REGULATIONS  FOR  THE  ARMY.    131 

Present — Arms. 

The  two  officers  will  then  approach  each  other,  and 
the  relieving  officer  take  his  orders  from  the  relieved. 
Both  officers  will  then  return  to  their  respective 
guards  and  command: 

1.  Shoulder — Arms.     2.   Order — Arms. 

560.  The  officer  of  the  new  guard  will  now  direct 
his  Sergeant  to  make  a  list  of  the  guard,  dividing 
them  into  three  reliefs,  and  placing  the  most  steady 
and  experienced  at  the  body  of  the  guard,  and  at 
the  remote  and  responsible  posts ;  and  will  himself 
proceed  to  take  possession  of  the  guard-house  or 
guard-tent,  and  the  articles  and  prisoners  in  charge 
of  the  guard. 

561.  During  the  time  of  relieving  the  sentinels, 
and  of  calling  in  the  small  posts,  the  commanders 
of  the  two  guards  will,  when  near  the  enemy,  visit 
the  avenues  leading  to  the  post,  the  old  commander 
giving  to  the  new  all  the  information  he  may  pos- 
sess relative  to  the  enemy. 

562.  The  detachments  and  sentinels  from  the  old 
guard  having  come  in,  it  will  be  marched  at  shoul- 
dered arms  along  the  front  of  the  new  guard,  in  quick 
time,  the  new  guard  standing  at  presented  arms  ;  offi- 
cers saluting,  and  the  music  of  both  guards  beating, 
except  at  the  outposts,  where  it  is  prohibited. 

563.  On* arriving  at  the  camp  or  post,  the  com- 
mander will  send  the  detachments  composing  it, 
under  the  charge  of  an  officer  or  non-commissioned 


132  EXTRACTS    FROM   THE 

officer,  to  their  respective  regiments,  unless  the  offi- 
cer of  the  day  should  be  present  to  inspect  the  old 
guard,  when  he  will  cause  the  same  to  be  done 
under  their  proper  officers.  Before  the  men  are 
dismissed,  their  pieces  will  be  drawn,  or  discharged 
at  a  target;  on  rejoining  their  companies,  the  chiefs 
of  squads  will  examine  the  arms,  etc.,  of  their  men, 
and  cause  the  whole  to  be  put  away  in  good  order. 

564.  When  the  old  guard  has  marched  off  fifty 
paces,  the  officer  of  the  new  guard  will  order  his 
men  to  stack  their  arms,  or  place  them  in  the  arm- 
racks. 

565.  The  commander  of  the  guard  will  then  make 
himself  acquainted  with  all  the  instructions  for  his 
post,  visit  the  sentinels,  and  question  them,  the  offi- 
cers and  non-commissioned  officers,  relative  to  the 
instructions  they  may  have  received  from  other  per- 
sons of,  the  old  guard. 

IV.    RELIEVING    SENTINELS. 

566.  Sentinels  will  be  relieved  every  two  hours, 
unless  the  state  of  the  weather,  or  other  causes, 
should  make  it  proper  or  necessary  that  it  be  done 
at  shorter  or  longer  intervals. 

567.  The  first  relief  having  been  designated,  and 
ordered  two  paces  to  the  front,  the  Corporal  of  the 
new  guard  will  take  charge  of  it,  and  go  to  relieve 
the  sentinels,  accompanied  by  the  Corporal  of  the 
old  guard,  who  will  take  command  of  the  old  senti- 
nels when  the  whole  are  relieved. 

568.  If  the  sentinels  are  numerous,  the  Sergeants 


GENERAL  REGULATIONS  FOR  THE  ARMY.    133 

are  to  be  employed,  as  well  as  the  Corporals,  in  re- 
lieving them. 

569.  The  relief,  with  arms  at  a  support,  in  two 
ranks,  will  march  by  a  flank,  conducted  by  the  Cor- 
poral on  the  side  of  the  leading-  front  rank  man  ;  and 
the  men  will  be  numbered  alternately  in  the  front 
and  rear  rank,  the  man  on  the  right  of  the  front 
rank  being  No.  1.  Should  an  officer  approach,  the 
Corporal  will  command,  carry  arms,  and  resume  the 
support  amis  when  the  officer  is  passed. 

570.  The  sentinels  at  the  guard-house,  or  guard- 
tent,  will  be  the  first  relieved  and  left  behind,  the 
one  most  distant  will  be  the  next  relieved,  and  the 
others  in  succession,  as  the  relief  returns  to  the 
guard. 

571.  When  a  sentinel  sees  the  relief  approaching, 
he  will  halt  and  face  to  it  with  his  arms  at  a  shoulder. 
At  six  paces  the  Corporal  will  command : 

1.  Relief.     2.  Halt; 

when  the  relief  will  halt  and  carry  arms.  The  Cor- 
poral will  then  add,  "No.  1,"  or  "No.  2,"  or  "No.  3," 
according  to  the  number  of  the  post, 

Arms — Port. 

The  two  sentinels  will,  with  arms  at  port,  then 
approach  each  other,  when  the  old  sentinel,  under 
the  direction  of  the  Corporal,  and  in  his  hearing, 
will  whisper  the  instructions  to  the  new  sentinel. 
This  done,  the  two  sentinels  shoulder  arms,  and  the 
old  sentinel  will  pass,  in  quick  time,  to  his  place  in 


134  EXTRACTS    FROM    THE 

rear  of  the  relief.     The  corporal  will  then   com- 
mand : 

1.    Relief.      2.    Support — Arms.      3.    Forward.      4. 

March  ; 

and  the  relief  proceeds  in  the  same  manner,  until 
the  whole  are  relieved. 

572.  A  relief  is  always  to  be  marched  in  the 
greatest  order,  and  the  Corporals  will  be  answerable 
that  the  sentinels,  when  relieving,  perform  their 
motions  with  spirit  and  exactness. 

V.    RECEPTION   OF   THE   OFFICER    OF   THE   DAY   BY   THE 

GUARD. 

573.  When  the  sentry  before  the  guard  perceives 
the  officer  of  the  day  approach,  he  will  call,  "  Turn 
out  the  guard,  officer  of  the  day  /"  when  the  guard  will 
be  paraded,  and  salute  him  with  presented  arms. 

574.  When  the  officer  of  the  day  approaches  the 
sentry  before  the  guard,  at  night,  the  latter  will 
challenge,  "  Who  comes  there  f"  and  the  first  will  an- 
swer, "  Officer  of  the  day."  The  sentinel  will  reply, 
"Halt;  turn  out  the  guard ;  officer  of  the  day!"  The 
guard  will  be  paraded,  and  the  commander  of  it  will 
direct  the  Sergeant  to  advance,  who  will  say,  u  Ad- 
vance, officer  of  the  day,  with  the  countersign."  The  offi- 
cer of  the  day  will  give  the  countersign,  when  the 
Sergeant,  turning  to  the  officer  of  the  guard,  says, 
"  The  countersign  is  right."  The  officer  of  the  guard 
will  then  say,  "Advance,  officer  of  the  day."    He  may 


GENERAL  REGULATIONS  FOR  THE  ARMY.    135 

also  demand  the  parole  if  he  thinks  necessary.     The 
guard  will  stand  at  shouldered  arms. 

575.  The  officer  of  the  day  will  examine  the  guard; 
see  that  they  are  vigilant;  that  none  are  absent; 
and  that  their  arms  and  accoutrements  are  in  order; 
that  the  officers  and  non-commissioned  officers  are 
acquainted  with  their  duty  ;  and  that  the  sentinels 
are  properly  posted,  and  have  received  proper 
orders. 

VI.    GRAND    ROUNDS. 

576.  The  Officer  of  the  Day,  wishing  to  make  his 
rounds,  will  direct  an  escort  of  a  non-commissioned 
officer  and  two  men  to  accompany  him. 

577.  When  the  rounds  are  challenged  by  a  sen- 
tinel, the  Sergeant  will  answer,  "Grand  rounds,"  and 
the  sentinel  will  reply,  "Halt,  grand  rounds.  Ad- 
vance, Sergeant,  with  the  countersign."  Upon  which 
the  Sergeant  advances  and  gives  the  countersign. 
The  sentinel  will  then  cry,  "Advance,  rounds,"  and 
stand  at  a  shoulder  until  they  have  passed. 

578.  When  the  sentinel  before  the  guard  chal- 
lenges, and  is  answered  "Grand  romids,"  he  will 
reply,  "Halt,  grand  rounds.  Turn  out  the  guard; 
grand  rounds."  Upon  which  the  guard  will  turn 
out,  and  be  drawn  up  in  good  order,  at  shouldered 
arms,  the  officers  taking  their  posts.  The  officer 
commanding  the  guard  will  then  order  a  Sergeant 
and  two  men  to  advance  towards  the  rounds,  and 
challenge.  When  within  ten  paces,  the  Sergeant 
will  halt,  and  challenge  briskly.     The  Sergeant  of 


136  EXTRACTS   FROM   THE 

the  grand  rounds  will  answer,  "  Grand  rounds.'''' 
The  Sergeant  of  the  guard  replies,  "Stand,  grand 
rounds.  Advance,  Sergeant,  with  the  countersign."  The 
Sergeant  of  the  rounds  advances  alone,  and  having 
given  the  countersign,  returns  to  his  round.  The 
Sergeant  of  the  guard  calls  to  his  officer,  "The  coun- 
tersign is  right-"  on  which  the  officer  of  the  guard 
calls,  "Advance,  rounds."  The  officer  of  the  rounds 
then  advances  alone,  the  guard  standing  at  shoul- 
dered arms.  The  officer  of  the  rounds  passes  along 
the  front  of  the  guard  immediately  to  the  officer, 
who  keeps  his  post  on  the  right,  and  gives  him  the 
parole.  He  then  examines  the  guard,  orders  back 
his  escort,  and,  demanding  a  new  one,  proceeds  in 
the  same  manner  to  other  guards. 

579.  All  material  instructions  given  to  a  sentinel 
on  post,  by  persons  entitled  to  make  grand  rounds, 
ought  to  be  promptly  notified  to  the  commander  of 
the  guard. 

580.  All  general  officers,  as  well  as  the  com- 
mander of  the  post  or  garrison,  may  visit  the 
guards,  and  go  the  grand  rounds,  and  be  received 
in  the  same  manner  as  prescribed  for  the  officer  of 
the  day. 

ARTICLE  XLL 

OFFICER   OF   THE    DAY. 

622..  As  soon  as  the  new  guard  has  been  marched 
off,  the  officer  of  the  day  will  repair  to  the  quarters 
of  the  commanding  officer,  and  report  himself,  and 


GENERAL  REGULATIONS  FOR  THE  ARMY.    137 

receive  such  further  instructions  as  may  be  neces- 
sary. 

623.  The  officer  of  the  clay  must  see  that  the 
officer  of  the  guard  is  furnished  with  the  parole  and 
countersign  before  retreat. 

624.  The  officer  of  the  day  will  visit  the  guards 
frequently  duriug  the  day,  at  such  times  as  he  may 
deem  necessary;  and  will  also  make  his  rounds 
when  he  visits  the  guard  at  night,  which  must  be 
done  after  12  o'clock. 

625.  Upon  being  relieved,  the  officer  of  the  day 
will  make  such  remarks,  in  the  report  of  the  officer 
of  the  guard,  as  circumstances  require,  and  present 
the  same  at  headquarters. 

OFFICER    OF    THE    GUARD. 

626.  It  is  the  duty  of  officers  on  all  guards  to  in- 
spect all  reliefs  of  sentinels,  both  when  they  go  on 
and  come  off  their  posts  ;  to  call  the  rolls  frequently, 
and,  by  every  means  in  their  power,  to  keep  the 
men  under  their  command  in  the  most  perfect  state 
of  vigilance  and  preparation.  They  will  be  respon- 
sible for  the  security  of  the  prisoners  and  property 
committed  to  their  charge ;  it  will  be  their  duty  to 
suppress  all  riots  and  disorders,  and  in  case  of  hre 
to  give  the  alarm,  and  be  instrumental  in  extin- 
guishing it.  They  are  also  watchfully  to  superin- 
tend the  conduct  of  the  non-commissioned  offic 
taking  care  that  they  are  correct  in  the  performance 
of  their  duty,  that  they  maintain  a  proper  authority, 
and  prevent  every  species  of  irregularity  among  the 
men.     The}'  must   particularly  ascertain  that  the 

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138  EXTRACTS    FROM   THE 

guards,  except  while  visiting  their  sentinels ;  nor  are 
they  to  enter  any  house  or  place  of  public  amusement. 
Corporals  themselves  are  well  informed  with  respect 
to  the  orders  they  are  to  deliver  to  the  several  sen- 
tinels, whom  they  must  frequently  visit,  to  be  as- 
sured that  they  know  their  duty  and  have  received 
the  proper  instructions. 

627.  Officers  commanding  guards,  when  going  to 
visit  their  sentinels,  are  to  mention  their  intention, 
and  the  probable  time  of  their  absence,  to  the  next 
officer  in  command. 

628.  The  officers  are  to  remain  constantly  at  their 

629.  Neither  officers  nor  soldiers  are,  on  any  ac- 
count, to  take  off  their  clothing  or  accoutrements 
while  they  are  on  guard,  but  are  always  to  be  in 
their  uniform,  fully  equipped  for  the  service. 

630.  The  officer  who  mounts  the  camp  guard 
must  give  orders  to  the  sentinels  not  to  suffer  any 
person  to  pass  in  or  out  of  camp,  except  by  one  of 
the  guards,  nor  then,  till  the  officer  of  the  guard 
has  examined  him. 

631.  The  officer  of  the  guard  must  see  that  the 
countersign  is  duly  communicated  to  the  sentinels 
a  little  before  twilight. 

632.  In  case  one  of  the  guard  deserts,  the  officer 
of  the  guard  must  immediately  change  the  counter- 
sign, and  send  notice  thereof  to  the  officer  of  the 
day,  who  is  to  communicate  the  same  to  the  other 
guards,  and  to  headquarters. 

634.  The  officer  of  the  guard  will  send  to  the 
officer  of  the  day  at  guard-mounting,  by  a  non- 
commissioned officer,  a  report  of  his  tour  of  service. 


GENERAL  REGULATIONS  FOR  THE  ARMY. 


139 


according  to  the  following  form,  a  copy  of  which 
will  be  left  with  the  officer  who  relieves  him  : 


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ARTICLES    IN    CHARGE. 

COUNTERSIGN. 

Detail 

List  of  the  Guard. 

RELIEFS,  AND   WHEN    POSTED. 

WHERE 
POSTED. 

REMARKS. 

1st  Relief. 

2d  Relief. 

3d  Relief. 

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remarks  of  the  officer  of  the 

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guard,  such  as:  the  timr>  the 
guard  was  visited  by  the  officers 

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of  the  day;  and  an  account  of 
every    material    circumstance 

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that  baa  transpired  during  his 
tour.     Also  a  Dote  of  any  dam 

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140  EXTRACTS   FROM    THE 

DUTIES    OE    SENTINELS. 

636.  Sentinels  will  not  allow  themselves  to  be  re- 
lieved, except  by  an  officer  or  non-commissioned 
officer  of  their  guard  or  party ;  nor  will  they  receive 
orders  from  any  other  than  such  persons,  or  the 
commanding  officer,  or  the  officer  of  the  day  ;  which 
orders  will  be  immediately  notified  to  the  com- 
mander of  the  guard,  by  the  officer  giving  them. 

637.  Orders  or  instructions  to  sentinels  will  be 
given  in  the  most  distinct  manner,  and  they  will  be 
held  strictly  accountable  that  all  rules  or  regulations 
depending  upon  their  vigilance  and  attention  be 
punctually  observed,  or  that  breaches  of  them  be 
immediately  reported. 

638.  Sentinels  must  take  the  greatest  care  not  to 
be  surprised.  They  must  keep  themselves  on  the 
alert,  observing  every  thing  that  takes  place  within 
sight  and  hearing,  and  will  habitually  walk  their 
posts  briskly  to  and  fro.  They  will  carry  their  arms 
at  support,  or  on  either  shoulder,  but  will  never  quit 
them,  or  bring  them  to  an  order.  In  wet  weather, 
if  ther^be  no  sentry-box,  they  will  secure  arms. 

639.  For  a  sentinel  to  quit  his  post  without  leave, 
is  one  of  the  most  serious  military  offences.  It  is 
also  forbidden  to  sentinels  to  hold  conversation  with 
any  person,  when  not  necessary  for  the  proper  dis- 
charge of  their  duty. 

640.  During  the  day,  sentinels  on  the  outposts  must 
stop  every  party  of  men  whether  armed  or  not,  until 
they  have  been  examined  by  the  officer  of  the  guard. 

641.  A  sentinel  placed  over  the  colors  or  arms, 
must  suffer  no  person  to  touch  them,  except  by  or- 


GENERAL  REGULATIONS  FOR  THE  ARMY.    141 

der  of  some  officer,  or  a  non-commissioned  officer 
of  the  guard.  If  placed  over  a  magazine  or  arsenal, 
or  over  supplies  of  any  kind,  he  will  call  for  the 
"  Corporal  of  the  Guard"  if  any  person  under  the 
rank  of  officer  wishes  to  enter  or  touch  them.  Placed 
over  prisoners,  he  must  suffer  no  person  except  an 
officer,  or  a  non-commissioned  officer  of  his  guard, 
to  converse  with  them ;  nor  must  he  permit  the 
prisoners  to  leave  their  place  of  confinement. 

642.  In  case  of  disorder,  a  sentinel  must  call  out, 
"the  guard ;"  and  if  afire  take  place,  he  must  cry 
"fire!"  adding  the  number  of  his  post.  If  in  either 
case  the  danger  be  great,  he  must  discharge  his  fire- 
lock before  calling  out. 

643.  It  is  the  duty  of  sentinels  to  repeat  all  calls 
made  from  posts  more  distant  from  the  main  body 
of  the  guard  than  their  own,  and  no  sentinel  will  be 
posted  so  distant  as  not  to  be  heard  by  the  guard, 
either  directly  or  through  other  sentinels. 

644.  Sentinels  will  present  arms  to  general  and 
field  officers,  to  the  officer  of  the  day,  and  to  the 
commanding  officer  of  the  post.  To  all  otljAr  officers 
they  will  carry  arms. 

645.  When  a  sentinel  in  Lis  sentry-bos  an 
officer  approaching,  he  will  stand  at  attention,  and  as 
the  officer  passes,  will  salute  him  by  bringing  the 
left  hand  briskly  to  the  musket,  as  high  as  1 1 1 « *  ri 
shoulder. 

646.  The  sentinel  at  the  guard-house,  or  Lrn;ml- 
tent,  when  he  sees  any  body  of  troo]  9,  or  an  officer 
entitled  to  compliment  approach,  must  call  "turn 

th<  guard!1' 


142  EXTRACTS   FROM   THE 

647.  Though  the  regulations  dispense  with  guards 
turning  out  as  a  matter  of  compliment  after  sunset, 
yet  sentinels  will,  when  officers  in  uniform  approach 
their  posts,  pay  them  proper  attention,  by  facing  to 
their  proper  front,  and  standing  steady,  shouldered 
arms.  This  will  be  observed  until  the  evening  is  so 
far  advanced  that  the  sentinels  begin  challenging. 

648.  Immediately  after  receiving  the  countersign, 
and  until  reveille,  sentinels  must  challenge  all  who 
approach  them.  They  must  not  suffer  any  person 
to  advance  nearer  than  the  point  of  their  bayonet, 
until  they  have  received  the  countersign,  placing 
themselves  in  the  position  of  "arms  port"  for  that 
purpose. 

649.  A  sentinel  in  challenging  will  call  out,  "who 
comes  there?"  If  answered — "friend  with  the  counter- 
sign" and  he  be  instructed  to  pass  persons  with  the 
countersign,  he  will  reply,  "  advance,  friend,  ivith  the 
countersign!"  If  answered  "friends"  he  will  reply, 
"  halt,  friends,  advance  one  with  the  countersign"  If  an- 
swered— "relief,"  "patrol,"  or  "grand  rounds,"  he 
will  repls — "halt!  advance  Sergeant  (or  Corporal)  with 
the  countersign,"  and  satisfy  himself  the  party  is  what 
it  represents  itself  to  be.  If  he  have  no  authority 
to  pass  persons  with  the  countersign,  if  the  wrong 
countersign  be  given,  or  if  persons  have  not  the 
countersign,  he  will  cause  them  to  stand,  and  call, 
"  Corporal  of  the  guard !" 

650.  All  persons,  of  whatever  rank  in  the  service, 
are  required  to  observe  the  greatest  respect  towards 
sentinels;  and  no  officer,  or  other  person,  shall 
make  use  of  any  opprobrious  terms  towards  a  sol- 


GENERAL  REGULATIONS  FOR  THE  ARMY.    143 

dier  on  his  post,  or  attempt  to  maltreat  him  in  any 
manner,  under  pain  of  being  punished  for  a  breach 
of  discipline. 

ARTICLE  LV. 

ORDERS. 

.  902.  Orders  are  either  general  or  special.  General 
orders,  issued  from  the  head-quarters  of  the  army, 
are  styled  General  orders  ;  from  other  head-quarters, 
they  are  simply  styled  Orders.  They  are  the  orders 
of  the  day,  and  are  published  as  circumstances  may 
render  it  necessary.  They  announce  the  orderly 
hours  at  head-quarters ;  the  times  and  places  of  the 
distributions  of  supplies ;  the  time  and  order  of 
march  ;  the  hours  of  the  different  beats  and  signals, 
of  guard  mounting,  and  the  assembling  of  detach- 
ments ;  the  regulations  of  police ;  the  strength  and 
composition  of  guards,  and  the  periods  of  their  relief; 
the  number  and  grades  of  orderlies,  the  acts  of  Con- 
gress, and  the  regulations  of  the  War  Department, 
which  have  reference  to  the  troops,  and  with  which 
they  ought  to  be  made  acquainted ;  the  appointing 
of  General  Courts  Martial,  Courts  of  Inquiry,  Boards 
of  officers,  and  their  sentences  and  opinions;  the 
commendations  or  animadversions  which  the  con- 
duct of  the  troops  may  elicit,  as  well  as  exhortations 
suitable  to  particular  occasions ;  and  in  general  every 
occurrence  proper  to  be  communicated  to  the  troops, 
or  others  interested. 

903.  Special  orders  are  such  orders  as  do  not  re- 
late to  the  service  in  general.  They  have  reference 
to  particular  objects  and  individuals  only.  They 
need  not,  therefore,  be  published  to  the  whole  army. 


144    GENERAL  REGULATIONS  FOR  THE  ARMY. 

or  to  the  whole  command  of  the  officer  who  issues 
them.  Besides  the  particular  individual  to  whom 
such  orders  may  he  sent  direct,  they  are  to  be  com- 
municated as  a  matter  of  course  to  Colonels,  or 
other  commanders  whom  they  interest. 

907.  The  parole,  and  countersign,  or  watchword,  are 
issued  from  the  head-quarters  of  the  highest  in  com 
mand.  They  are  in  the  nature  of  orders,  but  are 
neither  general  nor  special. 

908.  The  head  of  the  order  will  indicate  the 
source  from  which  it  emanates,  as  well  as  the  place 
and  date,  and  the  foot  of  the  order  will  cite  the  name 
of  the  commander  who  gives  the  order. 

EXTRACT  FROM  O'BRIEN  OK"  COURTS- 
MARTIAL. 

ON   BREACHES    OF   ARREST. 

"  The  breach  of  arrest  described  in  the  article,  has 
always  been  held  as  a 'very  heinous  crime  and  been 
severely  punished.  It  is  looked  upon  as  a  violation 
of  honor,  pledged  either  expressly  or  tacitly,  by  the 
accused  party.  It  is  considered  that  his  arrest  is 
one  on  honor,  and  that  he  is  freed  from  the  pain  of 
imprisonment  only  because  his  word  is  understood 
to  be  given  that  he  will  conform  to  the  restraint  im- 
posed. The  often ce  is  deemed  similar  to  that  of  a 
prisoner  of  war  who  violates  his  parole.  The  breach 
of  arrest  may  consist  either  in  transgressing  the 
limits  prescribed,  or  in  violating  the  particular  con- 
ditions implied  or  expressly  stipulated  in  the  arrest." 


